Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Polycyclic Compounds [D04] » Fused-Ring Compounds » Steroids » Cholestanes » Sterols » Cholesterol » Cholesterol Esters
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Lipids [D10] » Membrane Lipids » Sterols » Cholesterol » Cholesterol Esters
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Polycyclic Compounds [D04] » Fused-Ring Compounds » Steroids » Cholestanes » Cholestenes » Cholesterol » Cholesterol Esters
Description
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. MeSH
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