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HDL cholestrol
Rate: Rs. 150
Sample
This test is done on the serum of patient.
Physiology and Significance
1.High density lipoprotein cholestrol is produced bhe liver and intestine.
2.HDL and LDL may combine to maintain cellular Cholestrol balance through the mechanism of LDL moving cholestrol into the arteries and HDL removing it from the atreries.
3.HDL protects from atherosclerosis.
4.decreased level of HDL is atherogenic.
Normal
Men= 36-65 mg/dl
Women= 35-80 mg/dl
<25 mg/dl, then Coronay heart disease risk is 2 times.
26-35 mg/dl then rik is 1.5 times
