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MeSH Heading: Hydroxy Acids
Tree Number(s): D02.241.511
Unique ID: D006880
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006880
Scope Note: Organic compounds containing both the hydroxyl and carboxyl radicals.
Entry Term(s): Hydroxy Acid
Previous Indexing: Carboxylic Acids (1971-1974); Fatty Acids (1966-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 75
History Note: 75
Date Established: 1975/09/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Hydroxy Acids MeSH Descriptor Data 2025