| Descriptor in English: | Heparin |
| Descriptor in Spanish: | Heparina |
| Descriptor in Portuguese: | Heparina |
| Descriptor in French: | Héparine |
| Entry term(s): |
Heparin Sodium Heparin, Sodium Heparin, Unfractionated Heparinic Acid Liquaemin Sodium Heparin Unfractionated Heparin alpha Heparin alpha-Heparin |
| Tree number(s): |
D09.698.373.400 |
| Scope note: | 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. |
| Allowable Qualifiers: |
AA analogs & derivatives AD administration & dosage AE adverse effects AG agonists AN analysis BI biosynthesis BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CH chemistry CL classification CS chemical synthesis DF deficiency 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 UL ultrastructure UR urine |
| History Note: | /therapeutic use was HEPARIN, THERAPEUTIC 1965 |
| DeCS UI: | 23279 |
| Descriptor UI: | D006493 |
| Date Established: | 1960/01/01 |
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
| Revision Date: | 2010/06/25 |
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CHEMICALS AND DRUGS
Carbohydrates [D09]Carbohydrates
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Heparin
- Preferred
Liquaemin
- Narrower
Sodium Heparin
- Narrower
alpha-Heparin
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| Concept UI |
M0010187 |
| Scope note | 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. |
| Preferred term | Heparin |
| Entry term(s) |
Heparin, Unfractionated Heparinic Acid Unfractionated Heparin |
| Concept UI |
M0376235 |
| Preferred term | Liquaemin |
| Concept UI |
M0010188 |
| Preferred term | Sodium Heparin |
| Entry term(s) |
Heparin Sodium Heparin, Sodium |
| Concept UI |
M0010189 |
| Preferred term | alpha-Heparin |
| Entry term(s) |
alpha Heparin |
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