| 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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