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Descriptor
English
:
Folic Acid
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Ácido Fólico
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Ácido Fólico
Synonyms
English
:
Pteroylglutamic Acid
Vitamin M
Tree Number:
D03.438.733.631.400
Definition
English
:
A member of the vitamin B
family
that stimulates the
hematopoietic system
. It is present in the
liver
and
kidney
and is found in mushrooms, spinach, yeast, green leaves, and grasses (
POACEAE
).
Folic acid
is used in the treatment and prevention of folate deficiencies and megaloblastic
anemia.
Pharmacological Action:
Hematinics
Vitamin B Complex
Entry Combination - descr/qualif
English
:
Folic Acid
/
antagonists & inhibitors
use
Folic Acid Antagonists
Folic Acid
/
deficiency
use
Folic Acid Deficiency
History Note
English
:
HOMOFOLIC ACID was heading 1975-84
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AD
administration & dosage
AE
adverse effects
AG
agonists
AA
analogs & derivatives
AN
analysis
BI
biosynthesis
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CS
chemical synthesis
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CT
contraindications
DU
diagnostic use
EC
economics
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PK
pharmacokinetics
PD
pharmacology
PH
physiology
PO
poisoning
RE
radiation effects
SE
secretion
ST
standards
SD
supply & distribution
TU
therapeutic use
TO
toxicity
UR
urine
Record Number:
5629
Unique Identifier:
D005492
Occurrence in VHL
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