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Descriptor English: Sitosterols
Descriptor Spanish: Sitoesteroles
Descriptor sitoesteroles
Entry term(s) sitosteroles
Scope note: Familia de esteroides que suelen encontrarse en las plantas y en aceites vegetales. Se han identificado los isómeros alfa, beta y gamma.
Descriptor Portuguese: Sitosteroides
Descriptor French: Sitostérol
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
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012855
Scope note: A family of sterols commonly found in plants and plant oils. Alpha-, beta-, and gamma-isomers have been characterized.
Annotation: plant sterols
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Previous Indexing: Estrogens (1966-1971)
Sterols (1966-1971)
Public MeSH Note: 74
History Note: 74(72)
DeCS ID: 13236
Unique ID: D012855
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Date Established: 1974/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/05/31
Sitosterols - Preferred
Concept UI M0019907
Scope note A family of sterols commonly found in plants and plant oils. Alpha-, beta-, and gamma-isomers have been characterized.
Preferred term Sitosterols



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