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Cholestenes MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Cholestenes
Tree Number(s)
D04.210.500.247.222
Unique ID
D002782
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002782
Annotation
do not confuse with CHOLESTANES; includes cholestatrienes
Scope Note
Steroids with methyl groups at C-10 and C-13 and a branched 8-carbon chain at C-17. Members include compounds with any degree of unsaturation; however, CHOLESTADIENES is available for derivatives containing two double bonds.
Registry Numbers
0
Previous Indexing
Cholestanes (1968-1972)
Public MeSH Note
73
History Note
73
Date Established
1973/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2016/05/28
Cholestenes Preferred
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