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Dehydrocholesterols MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Dehydrocholesterols
Tree Number(s)
D04.210.500.247.222.222.347.200
D04.210.500.247.808.197.250
D10.570.938.208.320
Unique ID
D003684
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003684
Annotation
do not confuse with DIHYDROCHOLESTEROL see CHOLESTANOL; 24-DEHYDROCHOLESTEROL see DESMOSTEROL is available
Scope Note
Cholesterol derivatives having an additional double bond in any position. The prevalent isomer 7-dehydrocholesterol is a precursor of cholesterol and of vitamin D3.
Entry Term(s)
(Z)-3 beta-Hydroxycholesta-5,27(20)-diene
Pharm Action
Provitamins
Previous Indexing
Cholecalciferols (1966)
Cholestadienols (1974-1977)
Cholesterol (1966-1977)
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under CHOLESTADIENOLS 1978-90; DEHYDROCHOLESTEROL was see under VITAMIN D 3 1963-66
Online Note
use CHOLECALCIFEROLS to search DEHYDROCHOLESTEROL 1966
History Note
91(78); was see under CHOLESTADIENOLS 1978-90; DEHYDROCHOLESTEROL was see under VITAMIN D 3 1963-66
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1977/04/15
Revision Date
2016/07/05
Dehydrocholesterols Preferred
(Z)-3 beta-Hydroxycholesta-5,27(20)-diene Narrower
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