"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cholesterol" by people in Profiles.
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Longitudinal associations between lipid panel and cognitive decline modified by APOE 4 carrier status in biracial community-dwelling older adults: Findings from the Chicago health and aging project. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2025 Jul; 134:105825.
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Sterol targeting drugs reveal life cycle stage-specific differences in trypanosome lipid rafts. Sci Rep. 2017 08 22; 7(1):9105.
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The role of DNA methylation in dyslipidaemia: A systematic review. Prog Lipid Res. 2016 10; 64:178-191.
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The hemifusion structure induced by influenza virus haemagglutinin is determined by physical properties of the target membranes. Nat Microbiol. 2016 04 18; 1(6):16050.
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Elastic Membrane Deformations Govern Interleaflet Coupling of Lipid-Ordered Domains. Phys Rev Lett. 2015 Aug 21; 115(8):088101.
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Cholesterol levels in fragile X syndrome. Am J Med Genet A. 2015 Feb; 167A(2):379-84.
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Dietary fat composition and dementia risk. Neurobiol Aging. 2014 Sep; 35 Suppl 2:S59-64.
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Obesity and risk factors for the metabolic syndrome among low-income, urban, African American schoolchildren: the rule rather than the exception? Am J Clin Nutr. 2005 May; 81(5):970-5.
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Hypertriglyceridemia and other factors associated with plasma viscosity. Am J Med. 2001 Apr 15; 110(6):488-92.
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Inhibition of proinflammatory cytokine production by pravastatin. Lancet. 1999 Mar 20; 353(9157):983-4.