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        | Descriptor English: | Hypoxanthine | ||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Hipoxantina                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Hipoxantina | ||||
| Descriptor French: | Hypoxanthine | ||||
| Tree number(s): | 
                                        D03.633.100.759.758.399.475 | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019271 | ||||
| Scope note: | A purine and a reaction intermediate in the metabolism of adenosine and in the formation of nucleic acids by the salvage pathway. | 
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| Annotation: | do not confuse with HYPOXANTHINES | 
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| 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 PH physiology PK pharmacokinetics PO poisoning RE radiation effects SD supply & distribution ST standards TO toxicity TU therapeutic use UR urine  | 
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| Entry Combination: | 
                                                                            analogs & derivatives:Hypoxanthines
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| Registry Number: | 2TN51YD919 | ||||
| Previous Indexing: | 
                                                    Hypoxanthines (1981-1996) | 
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| Public MeSH Note: | 97; HYPOXANTHINE was indexed under HYPOXANTHINES 1981-96 | 
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| Online Note: | use HYPOXANTHINE (NM) to search HYPOXANTHINE 1981-96 | 
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| History Note: | 97; was HYPOXANTHINE (NM) 1981-96 | 
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| DeCS ID: | 32997 | ||||
| Unique ID: | D019271 | ||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
| Date Established: | 1997/01/01 | ||||
| Date of Entry: | 1996/06/10 | ||||
| Revision Date: | 2016/05/31 | 
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                                        CHEMICALS AND DRUGS
 
Heterocyclic Compounds [D03]Heterocyclic Compounds 
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                | Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0028700 | 
                                
| Scope note | A purine and a reaction intermediate in the metabolism of adenosine and in the formation of nucleic acids by the salvage pathway. | 
| Preferred term | Hypoxanthine | 
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