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MeSH Heading: Formiminoglutamic Acid
Tree Number(s): D02.241.081.337.351.300
Unique ID: D005565
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005565
Scope Note: Measurement of this acid in the urine after oral administration of histidine provides the basis for the diagnostic test of folic acid deficiency and of megaloblastic anemia of pregnancy.
Entry Term(s): FIGLU
Registry Numbers: 816-90-0
CAS Type 1 Name: L-Glutamic acid, N-(iminomethyl)-
Previous Indexing: Azo Compounds (1971-1974); Glutarates (1970-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under GLUTARATES 1975-90
History Note: 91(75); was see under GLUTARATES 1975-90
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/19
Revision Date: 2000/06/21

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adverse effects (AE)

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analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

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economics (EC)

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immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

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poisoning (PO)

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standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

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