LDL s are secreted from the liver in the form of precursors called VLDL s
VLDL remnant particles contain small amounts of cholesterol
triglycerides are removed from VLDL s by fatty tissues
LDL receptors remove LDL s from the blood
21. The development of drug treatments for some forms of familial hypercholesterolemia is regarded by the author as
possible, but not very important
interesting, but too costly to be practical
promising, but many years off
extremely unlikely
highly probable
22. The passage implies that if the Watanabe rabbits had had as many LDL receptors on their livers as do normal rabbits, the Watanabe rabbits would have been
less likely than normal rabbits to develop heart disease
less likely than normal rabbits to develop high concentrations of cholesterol in their blood
less useful than they actually were to scientists in the study of familial hypercholesterolemia in humans
unable to secrete VLDL s from their livers
immune to drugs that lower cholesterol levels in people with certain forms of familial hypercholesterolemia
23. The passage implies that Watanabe rabbits differ from normal rabbits in which of the following ways?
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