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Cholesterol
MeSH Descriptor Data 2025
Details
Qualifiers
MeSH Tree Structures
Concepts
MeSH Heading
Cholesterol
Tree Number(s)
D04.210.500.247.222.284
D04.210.500.247.808.197
D10.570.938.208
Unique ID
D002784
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002784
Annotation
general or unspecified; prefer specifics;
/blood
: consider also
HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA
and specifics; cholesterol granuloma: index
CHOLESTEROL
and
GRANULOMA, FOREIGN-BODY
Scope Note
The principal sterol of all higher animals, distributed in body tissues, especially the brain and spinal cord, and in animal fats and oils.
Entry Term(s)
Epicholesterol
Related Numbers
57-88-5
CAS Type 1 Name
Cholest-5-en-3-ol (3beta)-
NLM Classification #
QU 95
See Also
Embolism, Cholesterol
Hypercholesterolemia
Public MeSH Note
/blood was BLOOD CHOLESTEROL 1963-67
Online Note
use CHOLESTEROL to search BLOOD CHOLESTEROL 1966-67
History Note
/blood was BLOOD CHOLESTEROL 1963-67
Entry Combination
antagonists & inhibitors:Anticholesteremic Agents
Date Established
1960/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2016/05/28
Entry Combination
antagonists & inhibitors:Anticholesteremic Agents
Allowable Qualifiers
administration & dosage (AD)
adverse effects (AE)
agonists (AG)
analogs & derivatives (AA)
analysis (AN)
biosynthesis (BI)
blood (BL)
cerebrospinal fluid (CF)
chemical synthesis (CS)
chemistry (CH)
classification (CL)
deficiency (DF)
economics (EC)
genetics (GE)
history (HI)
immunology (IM)
isolation & purification (IP)
metabolism (ME)
pharmacokinetics (PK)
pharmacology (PD)
physiology (PH)
poisoning (PO)
radiation effects (RE)
standards (ST)
supply & distribution (SD)
therapeutic use (TU)
toxicity (TO)
urine (UR)
Polycyclic Compounds [D04]
Fused-Ring Compounds [D04.210]
Steroids [D04.210.500]
Cholestanes [D04.210.500.247]
Cholestenes [D04.210.500.247.222]
Cholecalciferol [D04.210.500.247.222.159]
Cholestadienes [D04.210.500.247.222.222]
Cholestenones [D04.210.500.247.222.265]
Cholesterol [D04.210.500.247.222.284]
Azacosterol [D04.210.500.247.222.284.070]
Cholesterol Esters [D04.210.500.247.222.284.200]
19-Iodocholesterol [D04.210.500.247.222.284.510]
Oxysterols [D04.210.500.247.222.284.800]
Ergocalciferols [D04.210.500.247.222.474]
Ergosterol [D04.210.500.247.222.537]
Sitosterols [D04.210.500.247.222.857]
Polycyclic Compounds [D04]
Fused-Ring Compounds [D04.210]
Steroids [D04.210.500]
Cholestanes [D04.210.500.247]
Sterols [D04.210.500.247.808]
Adosterol [D04.210.500.247.808.050]
Cholecalciferol [D04.210.500.247.808.146]
Cholesterol [D04.210.500.247.808.197]
Azacosterol [D04.210.500.247.808.197.070]
Cholestanol [D04.210.500.247.808.197.135]
Cholesterol Esters [D04.210.500.247.808.197.200]
Cholesterol, Dietary [D04.210.500.247.808.197.225]
Cholesterol, HDL [D04.210.500.247.808.197.238]
Cholesterol, LDL [D04.210.500.247.808.197.244]
Cholesterol, VLDL [D04.210.500.247.808.197.247]
Dehydrocholesterols [D04.210.500.247.808.197.250]
19-Iodocholesterol [D04.210.500.247.808.197.580]
Oxysterols [D04.210.500.247.808.197.800]
Ergocalciferols [D04.210.500.247.808.412]
Fusidic Acid [D04.210.500.247.808.489]
Lanosterol [D04.210.500.247.808.607]
Phytosterols [D04.210.500.247.808.756]
Solanine [D04.210.500.247.808.874]
Lipids [D10]
Membrane Lipids [D10.570]
Sterols [D10.570.938]
Adosterol [D10.570.938.073]
Cholecalciferol [D10.570.938.146]
Cholesterol [D10.570.938.208]
Azacosterol [D10.570.938.208.070]
Cholestanol [D10.570.938.208.160]
Cholesterol, Dietary [D10.570.938.208.222]
Cholesterol Esters [D10.570.938.208.250]
Cholesterol, HDL [D10.570.938.208.270]
Cholesterol, LDL [D10.570.938.208.275]
Cholesterol, VLDL [D10.570.938.208.285]
Dehydrocholesterols [D10.570.938.208.320]
19-Iodocholesterol [D10.570.938.208.627]
Oxysterols [D10.570.938.208.825]
Ergocalciferols [D10.570.938.439]
Fusidic Acid [D10.570.938.515]
Lanosterol [D10.570.938.590]
Phytosterols [D10.570.938.795]
Solanine [D10.570.938.897]
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Cholesterol
Preferred
Concept UI
M0004268
Related Numbers
57-88-5
Scope Note
The principal sterol of all higher animals, distributed in body tissues, especially the brain and spinal cord, and in animal fats and oils.
Terms
Cholesterol
Preferred Term
Term UI
T008078
Date
01/01/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
Epicholesterol
Related
Concept UI
M0004269
Terms
Epicholesterol
Preferred Term
Term UI
T008079
Date
10/02/1984
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
UNK (19XX)
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