"Cholestanes" 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.
Derivatives of the saturated steroid cholestane with methyl groups at C-18 and C-19 and an iso-octyl side chain at C-17.
| Descriptor ID |
D002776
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D04.210.500.247
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cholestanes" by people in Profiles.
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Oxysterols, cholesterol biosynthesis, and vascular endothelial cell monolayer barrier function. Proc Soc Exp Biol Med. 1991 Mar; 196(3):338-43.
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Role of sterols in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1968 Mar 04; 152(2):434-7.