Oxysterols

"Oxysterols" 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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Oxygenated derivatives of cholesterol or its sterol precursors. They are generated from sterol metabolism and the interaction of cholesterol with REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES.

Descriptor ID	D000072376
MeSH Number(s)	D04.210.500.247.222.284.800 D04.210.500.247.808.197.800 D10.570.938.208.825
Concept/Terms	Oxysterols Oxysterols Oxysterol

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

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Polycyclic Compounds [D04]
Fused-Ring Compounds [D04.210]
Steroids [D04.210.500]
Cholestanes [D04.210.500.247]
Cholestenes [D04.210.500.247.222]
Cholesterol [D04.210.500.247.222.284]
Oxysterols [D04.210.500.247.222.284.800]
Sterols [D04.210.500.247.808]
Cholesterol [D04.210.500.247.808.197]
Oxysterols [D04.210.500.247.808.197.800]
Lipids [D10]
Membrane Lipids [D10.570]
Sterols [D10.570.938]
Cholesterol [D10.570.938.208]
Oxysterols [D10.570.938.208.825]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Oxysterols".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Oxysterols".

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