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Descriptor English:
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Niacin
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Niacina
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Niacina
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Synonyms English:
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Nicotinic Acid
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Tree Number:
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D03.066.515.475
D03.383.725.547.475
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Definition English:
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A water-soluble vitamin of the B complex occurring in various animal and plant tissues. It is required by the body for the formation of coenzymes NAD and NADP. It has PELLAGRA-curative, vasodilating, and antilipemic properties. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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/defic: consider also PELLAGRA; /ther use: coordinate disease with /drug ther, not /diet ther
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Pharmacological Action:
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Hypolipidemic Agents
Vasodilator Agents
Vitamin B Complex
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History Note English:
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83; was see NICOTINIC ACIDS 1975-82 & NICOTINIC ACID 1963-74
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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9710
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Unique Identifier:
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D009525
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Occurrence in VHL:
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