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Ketocholesterols MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Ketocholesterols
Tree Number(s)
D04.210.500.247.222.265.450
D04.210.500.247.222.284.800.750
D04.210.500.247.808.197.800.750
D10.570.938.208.825.750
Unique ID
D007653
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007653
Scope Note
Cholesterol substituted in any position by a keto moiety. The 7-keto isomer inhibits cholesterol uptake in the coronary arteries and aorta by blocking 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase activity.
Entry Term(s)
Oxocholesterols
Registry Numbers
0
Previous Indexing
Cholesterol (1966-1974) /analogs & derivatives (1975-1979)
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under CHOLESTEROL 1980-90
History Note
91(80); was see under CHOLESTEROL 1980-90
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1979/02/21
Revision Date
2016/06/06
Ketocholesterols Preferred
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