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Table 7 Calculation of cholesterol in the peripheral tissue

From: A whole-body mathematical model of cholesterol metabolism and its age-associated dysregulation

Tissue

Concentration

Liver

70000 mg

Intestine

3120 mg

Remaining cholesterol in peripheral tissue

70000-3120= 66880 mg

Liver

10000 mg of stored cholesterol, which represents 14% of overall hepatic cholesterol

Peripheral tissue

Assuming 14% is stored here: 14% of 66880=3963.2 mg

Peripheral free cholesterol

66880-9363.2=57516.8 mg