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Hydroxyethyl Starch Derivatives MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


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
Registry Numbers
0
MOQ3RNM0SV
875Y4127EA
1GVO236S58
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 Introduced
1991/01/01
Last Updated
2017/04/10
Hydroxyethyl Starch Derivatives Preferred
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