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Please oblige me with a response. is a cholesterol molecule smaller than a human thrombocyte?
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Much smaller: Cholesterol is a single molecule and averages 260 angstroms or 0.026 microns. Thrombocytes contain a whole lot of molecules and are 1-4 microns in size.
Answered 1/11/2013
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