The lipoprotein that removes cholesterol from the tissues and delivers it to the liver to be used is?
a. low-density lipoprotein (LDL)
b. very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL)
c. high-density lipoprotein (HDL)
d. a chylomicron
Ans: c. high-density lipoprotein (HDL)
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