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Cholecalciferol MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Cholecalciferol
Tree Number(s)
D04.210.500.247.222.159
D04.210.500.247.808.146
D04.210.500.812.768.196
D10.570.938.146
Unique ID
D002762
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002762
Annotation
deficiency: coordinate CHOLECALCIFEROL /‌defic (IM) with VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY (IM)
Scope Note
Derivative of 7-dehydroxycholesterol formed by ULTRAVIOLET RAYS breaking of the C9-C10 bond. It differs from ERGOCALCIFEROL in having a single bond between C22 and C23 and lacking a methyl group at C24.
Entry Term(s)
(3 beta,5Z,7E)-9,10-Secocholesta-5,7,10(19)-trien-3-ol
Calciol
Cholecalciferols
Vitamin D 3
Vitamin D3
Pharm Action
Vitamins
Bone Density Conservation Agents
Calcium-Regulating Hormones and Agents
Registry Numbers
1C6V77QF41
0
Related Numbers
67-97-0
CAS Type 1 Name
9,10-Secocholesta-5,7,10(19)-trien-3-ol, (3beta,5Z,7E)-
NLM Classification #
QU 173
See Also
Receptors, Calcitriol
Public MeSH Note
94, 67-74; was CHOLECALCIFEROLS 1975-93, was CHOLECALCIFEROL 1967-74, was VITAMIN D 3 1963-66
Online Note
use CHOLECALCIFEROL to search CHOLECALCIFEROLS 1975-93 & VITAMIN D 3 1966-74
History Note
94, 67-74; was CHOLECALCIFEROLS 1975-93, was CHOLECALCIFEROL 1967-74, was VITAMIN D 3 1963-66
Date Introduced
1967/01/01
Last Updated
2018/05/22
Cholecalciferol Preferred
Cholecalciferols Broader
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