Figure 29.11 The site of cholesterol synthesis. An electron micrograph of a part of a liver cell actively engaged in the synthesis and secretion of very low density lipoprotein (VLDL), a lipoprotein that transports lipids synthesized in the liver to elsewhere in the body (Table 29.1 and Figure 29.13). The arrow points to a vesicle that is releasing its content of VLDL particles.