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Descriptor English:
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Heparin
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Heparina
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Heparina
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Synonyms English:
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Heparin Sodium
Heparin, Sodium
Heparin, Unfractionated
Heparinic Acid
Liquaemin
Sodium Heparin
Unfractionated Heparin
alpha Heparin
alpha-Heparin
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Tree Number:
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D09.698.373.400
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Definition English:
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A highly acidic mucopolysaccharide formed of equal parts of sulfated D-glucosamine and D-glucuronic acid with sulfaminic bridges. The molecular weight ranges from six to twenty thousand. Heparin occurs in and is obtained from liver, lung, mast cells, etc., of vertebrates. Its function is unknown, but it is used to prevent blood clotting in vivo and vitro, in the form of many different salts. |
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Pharmacological Action:
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Anticoagulants
Fibrinolytic Agents
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Entry Combination - descr/qualif English:
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Heparin/antagonists & inhibitors use Heparin Antagonists
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History Note English:
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/therapeutic use was HEPARIN, THERAPEUTIC 1965
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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23279
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Unique Identifier:
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D006493
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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