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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
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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