"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) |
D04.808.247.222.284 D04.808.247.808.197 D10.570.938.208 D10.851.208
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| Concept/Terms |
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1995 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2003 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2004 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2005 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2008 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2009 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2010 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2011 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2012 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2013 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2014 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2016 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2017 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2018 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2019 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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