| Descriptor English: | Alkanes | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | Alcanos 
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Alcanos | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Alcanes | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | Alkane | ||||||
| Tree number(s): | D02.455.326.146 | ||||||
| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000473 | ||||||
| Scope note: | The generic name for the group of aliphatic hydrocarbons Cn-H2n+2. They are denoted by the suffix -ane. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed) | ||||||
| Annotation: | cycloalkanes = CYCLOPARAFFINS | ||||||
| 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: | 66 | ||||||
| History Note: | 66 | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 475 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D000473 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2020/05/27 | 
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                | Concept UI | M0000716 | 
| Scope note | The generic name for the group of aliphatic hydrocarbons Cn-H2n+2. They are denoted by the suffix -ane. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed) | 
| Preferred term | Alkanes | 
| Entry term(s) | Alkane | 
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