"Ketocholesterols" 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.
Cholesterol substituted in any position by a keto moiety. The 7-keto isomer inhibits cholesterol uptake in the coronary arteries and aorta by blocking 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase activity.
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D007653
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D04.210.500.247.222.265.450 D04.210.500.247.222.284.800.750 D04.210.500.247.808.197.800.750 D10.570.938.208.825.750
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