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Ergocalciferols MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Ergocalciferols
Tree Number(s)
D04.210.500.247.222.474
D04.210.500.247.808.412
D04.210.500.812.768.462
D10.570.938.439
Unique ID
D004872
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004872
Annotation
deficiency: coordinate ERGOCALCIFEROLS /‌defic (IM) with VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY (IM)
Scope Note
Derivatives of ERGOSTEROL formed by ULTRAVIOLET RAYS breaking of the C9-C10 bond. They differ from CHOLECALCIFEROL in having a double bond between C22 and C23 and a methyl group at C24.
Entry Term(s)
Calciferols
Ergocalciferol
Vitamin D 2
Vitamin D2
Pharm Action
Vitamins
Bone Density Conservation Agents
Calcium-Regulating Hormones and Agents
Related Numbers
50-14-6
VS041H42XC
NLM Classification #
QU 173
Public MeSH Note
90; was ERGOCALCIFEROL 1967-89; was VITAMIN D 2 1963-66
Online Note
use ERGOCALCIFEROLS to search ERGOCALCIFEROL 1967-89; VITAMIN D 2 1966
History Note
90; was ERGOCALCIFEROL 1967-89; was VITAMIN D 2 1963-66
Date Established
1967/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2018/05/22
Ergocalciferols Preferred
Vitamin D 2 Narrower
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