Desmosterol

"Desmosterol" 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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An intermediate in the synthesis of cholesterol.

Descriptor ID	D003897
MeSH Number(s)	D04.210.500.247.222.222.347.231 D04.210.500.247.808.197.250.281 D10.570.938.208.320.297
Concept/Terms	Desmosterol Desmosterol Demosterol 24-Dehydrocholesterol 24 Dehydrocholesterol

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

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]
Cholestadienes [D04.210.500.247.222.222]
Cholestadienols [D04.210.500.247.222.222.347]
Desmosterol [D04.210.500.247.222.222.347.231]
Sterols [D04.210.500.247.808]
Cholesterol [D04.210.500.247.808.197]
Dehydrocholesterols [D04.210.500.247.808.197.250]
Desmosterol [D04.210.500.247.808.197.250.281]
Lipids [D10]
Membrane Lipids [D10.570]
Sterols [D10.570.938]
Cholesterol [D10.570.938.208]
Dehydrocholesterols [D10.570.938.208.320]
Desmosterol [D10.570.938.208.320.297]

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

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

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