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MeSH Heading: Cholestanols
Tree Number(s): D04.210.500.247.100
Unique ID: D002777
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002777
Annotation: do not confuse with CHOLESTANOL; beta-cholestanol = BETA-CHOLESTANOL see CHOLESTANOL
Scope Note: Cholestanes substituted in any position with one or more hydroxy groups. They are found in feces and bile. In contrast to bile acids and salts, they are not reabsorbed.
Entry Term(s): Bile Alcohol; Bile Alcohols; Hydroxycholestane; Hydroxycholestanes
Registry Numbers: 0
Previous Indexing: Cholestanes (1968-1977); Sterols (1966-1977)
Public MeSH Note: 78
History Note: 78
Date Established: 1978/01/01
Date of Entry: 1977/04/15
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0004255
Registry Numbers: 0
Scope Note: Cholestanes substituted in any position with one or more hydroxy groups. They are found in feces and bile. In contrast to bile acids and salts, they are not reabsorbed.
Terms: Cholestanols Preferred Term
Term UI T008061
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1978); Bile Alcohol
Term UI T000997771
Date11/19/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Hydroxycholestane
Term UI T000997773
Date11/19/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Bile Alcohols
Term UI T008060
Date03/29/1977
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Hydroxycholestanes
Term UI T008062
Date03/29/1977
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

Cholestanols MeSH Descriptor Data 2025