liver cholesterol level 2013-06-10T11:16:04Z CMO:0001597 JSmith The amount of cholesterol, a eukaryotic sterol that in higher animals is the precursor of bile acids and steroid hormones and a key constituent of cell membrane, found in a specified sample of liver tissue, a collection of similar cells in a matrix acting together to perform a particular function isolated from the liver, the large, dark-red organ located in the cranial portion of the abdomen of vertebrates, just behind or below the diaphragm, the functions of which include storage and filtration of blood; secretion of bile; detoxification of noxious substances; conversion of sugars into glycogen; synthesis and breakdown of fats and temporary storage of fatty acids; and synthesis of serum proteins. VT:0010498 clinical_measurement_ontology hepatic cholesterol level liver sterol level