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Why is cholesterol able to integrate into a lipid bilayer?

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Answer: So Um, Cholesterol is a silent molecule and in the case of lipid bilayers and liposomes it is included into bilayers to control the rate of the release of encapsulated molecules or to influence the stability of liposomes.

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