Mesh term Sterols
Browse to parent terms:Cholestanes
Membrane Lipids
Description
Steroids with a hydroxyl group at C-3 and most of the skeleton of cholestane. Additional carbon atoms may be present in the side chain. (IUPAC Steroid Nomenclature, 1987)Browse to child terms:
Adosterol
Cholecalciferol
Cholesterol
Ergocalciferols
Fusidic Acid
Lanosterol
Phytosterols
Solanine
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