Descriptor in English: | Sterols |
Descriptor in Spanish: | Esteroles |
Descriptor in Portuguese: | Esteróis |
Descriptor in French: | Stérols |
Tree number(s): |
D04.210.500.247.808 D10.570.938 |
Scope note: | Steroids with a hydroxyl group at C-3 and most of the skeleton of cholestane. Additional carbon atoms may be present in the side chain. (IUPAC Steroid Nomenclature, 1987) |
Allowable Qualifiers: |
AD administration & dosage AE adverse effects AG agonists AI antagonists & inhibitors AN analysis BI biosynthesis 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 |
DeCS UI: | 13647 |
Descriptor UI: | D013261 |
Date Established: | 1966/01/01 |
Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
Revision Date: | 2016/06/01 |
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CHEMICALS AND DRUGS
Polycyclic Compounds [D04]Polycyclic Compounds -
CHEMICALS AND DRUGS
Lipids [D10]Lipids
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Sterols
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Concept UI |
M0020532 |
Scope note | Steroids with a hydroxyl group at C-3 and most of the skeleton of cholestane. Additional carbon atoms may be present in the side chain. (IUPAC Steroid Nomenclature, 1987) |
Preferred term | Sterols |
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