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Descriptor English: Ricinus
Descriptor Spanish: Ricinus
Descriptor Ricinus
Entry term(s) Ricinus africanus
Scope note: Género de plantas de la familia Euphorbiaceae. La semilla del RICINUS COMMUNIS es la SEMILLA DE RICINO [castor bean, en inglés], fuente del ACEITE DE RICINO, de la RICINA y de otras LECTINAS.
Descriptor Portuguese: Ricinus
Descriptor French: Ricinus
Tree number(s): B01.875.800.575.912.250.859.797.438.650
HP4.018.602.600.786
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012278
Scope note: A plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae. The seed of RICINUS COMMUNIS is the castor bean which is the source of CASTOR OIL; RICIN; and other LECTINS.
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
AH anatomy & histology
CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PO poisoning
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
TO toxicity
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 2002; for CASTOR OIL PLANT see EUPHORBIACEAE 1998-2001
History Note: 2002; for CASTOR OIL PLANT use EUPHORBIACEAE 1998-2001
Related: Castor Oil MeSH
Ricin MeSH
DeCS ID: 12688
Unique ID: D012278
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Date Established: 2002/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2017/07/13
Ricinus - Preferred
Concept UI M0019094
Scope note A plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae. The seed of RICINUS COMMUNIS is the castor bean which is the source of CASTOR OIL; RICIN; and other LECTINS.
Preferred term Ricinus



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