"Phytosterols" 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.
A class of organic compounds known as sterols or STEROIDS derived from plants.
Descriptor ID |
D010840
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MeSH Number(s) |
D04.210.500.247.808.756 D10.570.938.795 D23.704.500
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Concept/Terms |
Phytosterols- Phytosterols
- Plant Sterol
- Sterol, Plant
- Plant Steroid
- Steroid, Plant
- Plant Steroids
- Steroids, Plant
- Phytosteroid
- Plant Sterols
- Sterols, Plant
- Phytosterol
- Phytosteroids
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2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Phytosterols" by people in Profiles.
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Phytosterols ameliorate clinical manifestations and inflammation in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. Inflamm Res. 2011 May; 60(5):457-65.
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The missense mutation in Abcg5 gene in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) segregates with phytosterolemia but not hypertension. BMC Genet. 2005 Jul 18; 6:40.
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A mouse model of sitosterolemia: absence of Abcg8/sterolin-2 results in failure to secrete biliary cholesterol. BMC Med. 2004 Mar 24; 2:5.
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Phytosterols in the prevention of human pathologies. Biomed Pharmacother. 2003 Oct; 57(8):321-5.
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The rat STSL locus: characterization, chromosomal assignment, and genetic variations in sitosterolemic hypertensive rats. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2003 Jun 03; 3:4.