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Under what scenarios would a cell add/remove cholesterol from its cell membrane?

Under what scenarios would a cell add/remove cholesterol from its cell membrane?

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The addition of cholesterol prevents lipids from condensing into the solid phase, induces the formation of liquid-ordered phase and in such a way makes the membrane more fluid. More fluidity is required at higher temperatures where there is a danger of membrane being turned into a more solid one and the reverse is true at higher temperatures where there is a danger of cell membrane being more liquid, at that time the removal of cholesterol occurs from the membrane to make it more solid.

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