"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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Cholesterol" by people in this website by year, and whether "Cholesterol" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 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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Dyslipidemia paradox: Analysis from the veterans exercise testing study. PLoS One. 2023; 18(7):e0287923.
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Brain and spinal cord arteriolosclerosis and its associations with cerebrovascular disease risk factors in community-dwelling older adults. Acta Neuropathol. 2023 02; 145(2):219-233.
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Levothyroxine treatment and cholesterol in hypothyroidism. Nat Rev Endocrinol. 2020 04; 16(4):193-194.
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Associations of Lipid Levels and Cognition: Findings from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos. J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2020 03; 26(3):251-262.
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Apolipoprotein E genotypes among diverse middle-aged and older Latinos: Study of Latinos-Investigation of Neurocognitive Aging results (HCHS/SOL). Sci Rep. 2018 12 13; 8(1):17578.
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The Chemical Potential of Plasma Membrane Cholesterol: Implications for Cell Biology. Biophys J. 2018 02 27; 114(4):904-918.
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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.