Term Name: cholesterol efflux
Synonyms: cholesterol export
Definition: The directed movement of cholesterol, cholest-5-en-3-beta-ol, out of a cell or organelle.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0033344]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: cholesterol transport
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of cholesterol efflux
positively regulated by: positive regulation of cholesterol efflux
regulated by: regulation of cholesterol efflux