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MeSH Heading: Sitosterols
Tree Number(s): D04.210.500.247.222.857; D04.210.500.247.808.756.669; D10.570.938.795.669; D23.704.500.669
Unique ID: D012855
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012855
Annotation: plant sterols
Scope Note: A family of sterols commonly found in plants and plant oils. Alpha-, beta-, and gamma-isomers have been characterized.
Previous Indexing: Estrogens (1966-1971); Sterols (1966-1971)
Public MeSH Note: 74
History Note: 74(72)
Date Established: 1974/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/05/31

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

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)

Sitosterols MeSH Descriptor Data 2024