cerebrosterol

English

Etymology

From cerebro- +‎ sterol.

Noun

cerebrosterol (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) The sterol 24S-hydroxycholesterol that is found in larger than normal amounts in the brain and spinal cord of people with Alzheimer’s disease
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