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MeSH Heading: Adosterol
Tree Number(s): D04.210.500.247.808.050; D10.570.938.073
Unique ID: D000301
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000301
Scope Note: A sterol usually substituted with radioactive iodine. It is an adrenal cortex scanning agent with demonstrated high adrenal concentration and superior adrenal imaging.
Entry Term(s): 6-Iodomethylnorcholesterol; NCL-6; NP-59
Registry Number: 55623-03-5
CAS Type 1 Name: 19-Norcholest-5(10)-en-3-ol, 6-(iodomethyl)-, (3beta,6beta)-
Previous Indexing: Cholestenes (1973-1978); Iodine Radioisotopes (1966-1978); Sterols (1966-1978)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under CHOLESTEROL 1989-90; was see under STEROLS 1979-88
History Note: 91(79); was see under CHOLESTEROL 1989-90; was see under STEROLS 1979-88
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1978/05/16
Revision Date: 2016/05/27

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cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

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Adosterol MeSH Descriptor Data 2023