Cholestanols
"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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Pulfer MK, Harrison K, Murphy RC. Direct electrospray tandem mass spectrometry of the unstable hydroperoxy bishemiacetal product derived from cholesterol ozonolysis. J Am Soc Mass Spectrom. 2004 Feb; 15(2):194-202.
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Garvey WT, Grundy SM, Eckel R. Xanthogranulomatosis in an adult: lipid analysis of xanthomas and plasma. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1987 Jan; 16(1 Pt 2):183-7.