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MeSH Heading: Hydroxyethyl Starch Derivatives
Tree Number(s): D09.301.915.500; D09.698.365.855.500
Unique ID: D006895
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006895
Scope Note: Starches that have been chemically modified so that a percentage of OH groups are substituted with 2-hydroxyethyl ether groups.
Entry Term(s): Elohes; HAES-steril; Hemohes; Hespan; Hetastarch; Hydroxyethyl Starch (130 KD-0.4 Substitution); Hydroxyethyl Starch 130-0.4; Hydroxyethylated Starches; Pentafraction; Pentaspan; Pentastarch; Plasmasteril; Starches, 2-Hydroxyethyl
Pharm Action: Plasma Substitutes
Related Numbers: 1GVO236S58; 875Y4127EA; MOQ3RNM0SV
Previous Indexing: Alcohol, Ethyl (1971-1974); Starch (1971-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 2014; see HYDROXYETHYL STARCH 1975-2013; see HETASTARCH 1996-2013
History Note: 2014(1975); was HYDROXYETHYL STARCH 1975-2013; was HETASTARCH 1996-2013
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/19
Revision Date: 2017/04/10

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Hydroxyethyl Starch Derivatives MeSH Descriptor Data 2025