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Descriptor English: Heterocyclic Compounds
Descriptor Spanish: Compuestos Heterocíclicos
Descriptor compuestos heterocíclicos
Entry term(s) compuesto heterocíclico
Scope note: Compuestos cíclicos que incluyen átomos diferentes del carbono en su anillo.
Descriptor Portuguese: Compostos Heterocíclicos
Descriptor French: Composés hétérocycliques
Entry term(s): Compound, Heterocyclic
Compounds, Heterocyclic
Heterocyclic Compound
Tree number(s): D03
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006571
Scope note: Cyclic compounds that include atoms other than carbon in their ring structure.
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer specific groups or specific compound
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
Entry Version: HETEROCYCLIC CPDS
DeCS ID: 6730
Unique ID: D006571
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/05/27
Heterocyclic Compounds - Preferred
Concept UI M0010290
Scope note Cyclic compounds that include atoms other than carbon in their ring structure.
Preferred term Heterocyclic Compounds
Entry term(s) Compound, Heterocyclic
Compounds, Heterocyclic
Heterocyclic Compound



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