- HDL cholesterol
- high-density–lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) the serum cholesterol carried on high-density lipoproteins, approximately 20 to 30 per cent of the total serum cholesterol.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
HDL cholesterol
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