| Descriptor in English: | Vitamins |
| Descriptor in Spanish: | Vitaminas |
| Descriptor in Portuguese: | Vitaminas |
| Descriptor in French: | Vitamines |
| Entry term(s): |
Vitamin |
| Tree number(s): |
D27.505.696.494.600 G07.203.300.681.500.600 J02.500.681.500.600 |
| Scope note: | Organic substances that are required in small amounts for maintenance and growth, but which cannot be manufactured by the human body. |
| Annotation: | deficiency = AVITAMINOSIS but prefer specific precoordinated vitamin deficiency terms (avitaminosis A = VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY, etc.); /ther use: coordinate with disease term with either /drug ther or /diet ther depending on whether the vitamin is discussed as a drug or a dietary supplement |
| Allowable Qualifiers: |
AD administration & dosage AE adverse effects AG agonists AI antagonists & inhibitors AN analysis BI biosynthesis BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CH chemistry CL classification CS chemical synthesis EC economics GE genetics HI history IM immunology IP isolation & purification ME metabolism PD pharmacology PH physiology PK pharmacokinetics PO poisoning RE radiation effects SD supply & distribution ST standards TO toxicity TU therapeutic use UR urine |
| DeCS UI: | 15217 |
| Descriptor UI: | D014815 |
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 |
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
| Revision Date: | 2018/07/02 |
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CHEMICALS AND DRUGS
Chemical Actions and Uses [D27]Chemical Actions and Uses -
PHENOMENA AND PROCESSES
Physiological Phenomena [G07]Physiological Phenomena -
TECHNOLOGY, INDUSTRY, AND AGRICULTURE
Food and Beverages [J02]Food and Beverages
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Vitamins
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| Concept UI |
M0022811 |
| Scope note | Organic substances that are required in small amounts for maintenance and growth, but which cannot be manufactured by the human body. |
| Preferred term | Vitamins |
| Entry term(s) |
Vitamin |
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