Cholesterol (CS) was determined in erythrocytes, granulocytes, and tot
al leukocyte fraction from human subjects with various levels of total
plasma CS. There was no relationship between the blood cell CS and to
tal plasma or lipoprotein (low- or high-density) CS. The mean contents
of CS (g per cell) are (1.26 +/- 0.02).10(-13) in erythrocytes, (2.08
+/- 0.052).10(-12) in granulocytes, and (3.35 +/- 0.20).10(-12) in th
e total leukocyte fraction.