"Ceroid" 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.
A naturally occurring lipid pigment with histochemical characteristics similar to lipofuscin. It accumulates in various tissues in certain experimental and pathological conditions.
Descriptor ID |
D002566
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MeSH Number(s) |
D10.150 D23.767.300
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Evidence for lipase abnormality: high levels of free and triacylglycerol forms of unsaturated fatty acids in neuronal ceroid-lipofuscinosis tissue. Am J Med Genet. 1992 Feb 15; 42(4):549-54.
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Phospholipases and the molecular basis for the formation of ceroid in Batten disease. Adv Exp Med Biol. 1989; 266:259-70; discussion 271.