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Descriptor English: Anthracyclines
Descriptor Spanish: Antraciclinas
Descriptor antraciclinas
Entry term(s) antraciclina
Scope note: Compuestos orgánicos con estructura en anillo tetrahidronaftacenodiona unido mediante un enlace glucosídico al aminoazúcar daunosamina.
Descriptor Portuguese: Antraciclinas
Descriptor French: Anthracyclines
Entry term(s): Anthracycline
Tree number(s): D02.455.426.559.847.562.050
D04.615.562.050
D09.408.051.059
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018943
Scope note: Organic compounds that have a tetrahydronaphthacenedione ring structure attached by a glycosidic linkage to the amino sugar daunosamine.
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Public MeSH Note: 96
History Note: 96
DeCS ID: 32861
Unique ID: D018943
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Date Established: 1996/01/01
Date of Entry: 1995/06/05
Revision Date: 2020/05/27
Anthracyclines - Preferred
Concept UI M0028312
Scope note Organic compounds that have a tetrahydronaphthacenedione ring structure attached by a glycosidic linkage to the amino sugar daunosamine.
Preferred term Anthracyclines
Entry term(s) Anthracycline



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