Ketocholesterols

"Ketocholesterols" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Cholesterol substituted in any position by a keto moiety. The 7-keto isomer inhibits 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase activity and inhibits cholesterol uptake in the coronary arteries and aorta in vitro.

Descriptor ID	D007653
MeSH Number(s)	D04.808.247.222.265.450 D04.808.247.222.284.600 D04.808.247.808.197.600 D10.570.938.208.650
Concept/Terms	Ketocholesterols Ketocholesterols Oxocholesterols

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Ketocholesterols".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Polycyclic Compounds [D04]
Steroids [D04.808]
Cholestanes [D04.808.247]
Cholestenes [D04.808.247.222]
Cholestenones [D04.808.247.222.265]
Ketocholesterols [D04.808.247.222.265.450]
Cholesterol [D04.808.247.222.284]
Ketocholesterols [D04.808.247.222.284.600]
Sterols [D04.808.247.808]
Cholesterol [D04.808.247.808.197]
Ketocholesterols [D04.808.247.808.197.600]
Lipids [D10]
Membrane Lipids [D10.570]
Sterols [D10.570.938]
Cholesterol [D10.570.938.208]
Ketocholesterols [D10.570.938.208.650]

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