"Cholesterol" 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.
The principal sterol of all higher animals, distributed in body tissues, especially the brain and spinal cord, and in animal fats and oils.
| Descriptor ID |
D002784
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D04.210.500.247.222.284 D04.210.500.247.808.197 D10.570.938.208
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| Concept/Terms |
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cholesterol" by people in Profiles.
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Direct observation of cholesterol monohydrate crystallization. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Mar 11; 122(10):e2415719122.
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Adherence to Recommended Metabolic Monitoring of Children and Adolescents Taking Second-Generation Antipsychotics. Psychiatr Serv. 2024 Apr 01; 75(4):342-348.
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Association of Puberty Stage and Weight Status with Cardiometabolic Risk in Children and Adolescents Living on the Texas-Mexico Border. Metab Syndr Relat Disord. 2022 10; 20(8):440-450.
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Mutants of the white ABCG Transporter in Drosophila melanogaster Have Deficient Olfactory Learning and Cholesterol Homeostasis. Int J Mol Sci. 2021 Nov 30; 22(23).
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Longitudinal Impacts of Gastric Bypass Surgery on Pharmacodynamics and Pharmacokinetics of Statins. Obes Surg. 2019 08; 29(8):2571-2583.
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Defective cholesterol metabolism in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. J Lipid Res. 2017 01; 58(1):267-278.
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Understanding and Improving Cardiovascular Health: An Update on the American Heart Association's Concept of Cardiovascular Health. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2015 Jul-Aug; 58(1):41-9.
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DHEA - a precursor of ER? ligands. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2015 Jan; 145:245-7.
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Exercise dose, exercise adherence, and associated health outcomes in the TIGER study. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2014 Jan; 46(1):69-75.
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Obese Mexican American children have elevated MCP-1, TNF-a, monocyte concentration, and dyslipidemia. Pediatrics. 2012 May; 129(5):e1180-6.