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MeSH Heading: Cholesterol Esters
Tree Number(s): D04.210.500.247.222.284.200; D04.210.500.247.808.197.200; D10.570.938.208.250
Unique ID: D002788
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002788
Scope Note: Fatty acid esters of cholesterol which constitute about two-thirds of the cholesterol in the plasma. The accumulation of cholesterol esters in the arterial intima is a characteristic feature of atherosclerosis.
Entry Term(s): Cholesterol Ester; Cholesteryl Ester; Cholesteryl Esters
Registry Numbers: 0
Previous Indexing: Cholesterol (1966-1977); Esters (1968-1977)
Public MeSH Note: 78; was see under CHOLESTEROL 1976-77
History Note: 78(76); was see under CHOLESTEROL 1976-77
Date Established: 1978/01/01
Date of Entry: 1975/07/25
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

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: M0004274
Registry Numbers: 0
Scope Note: Fatty acid esters of cholesterol which constitute about two-thirds of the cholesterol in the plasma. The accumulation of cholesterol esters in the arterial intima is a characteristic feature of atherosclerosis.
Terms: Cholesterol Esters Preferred Term
Term UI T008104
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1976); Cholesteryl Ester
Term UI T000997776
Date11/19/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Cholesterol Ester
Term UI T000997777
Date11/19/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Cholesteryl Esters
Term UI T008105
Date07/28/1981
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

Cholesterol Esters MeSH Descriptor Data 2025