"Cholesterol Esters" 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.
Fatty acid esters of cholesterol which constitute about two-thirds of the cholesterol in the plasma. The accumulation of cholesterol esters in the arterial intima is a characteristic feature of atherosclerosis.
| Descriptor ID |
D002788
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D04.808.247.222.284.200 D04.808.247.808.197.200 D10.570.938.208.250
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| Concept/Terms |
Cholesterol Esters- Cholesterol Esters
- Esters, Cholesterol
- Cholesteryl Esters
- Esters, Cholesteryl
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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