Term Name: sterol transport
Synonyms:
Definition: The directed movement of sterols into, out of or within a cell, or between cells, by means of some agent such as a transporter or pore. Sterols are steroids with one or more hydroxyl groups and a hydrocarbon side-chain in the molecule.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0015918]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: sterol transfer activity
is a type of: lipid transport organic hydroxy compound transport
has subtype: cholesterol transport intermembrane sterol transfer intracellular sterol transport sterol import sterol transmembrane transport
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of sterol transport
positively regulated by: positive regulation of sterol transport
regulated by: regulation of sterol transport