Term Name: reverse cholesterol transport
Synonyms:
Definition: The directed movement of peripheral cell cholesterol, cholest-5-en-3-beta-ol, towards the liver for catabolism.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0043691]    QuickGO    AmiGO

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