"Cholestanols" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Cholestanes substituted in any position with one or more hydroxy groups. They are found in feces and bile. In contrast to bile acids and salts, they are not reabsorbed.
| Descriptor ID |
D002777
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D04.210.500.247.100
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| Concept/Terms |
Cholestanols- Cholestanols
- Hydroxycholestanes
- Bile Alcohols
- Alcohols, Bile
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cholestanols" by people in Profiles.
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Presenile cataract: consider cholestanol. Arch Ophthalmol. 2006 Oct; 124(10):1490-2.
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Physicochemical and physiological properties of 5alpha-cyprinol sulfate, the toxic bile salt of cyprinid fish. J Lipid Res. 2003 Sep; 44(9):1643-51.