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MeSH Heading: Liposomes
Tree Number(s): D25.479.517; D26.255.260.517; J01.637.051.479.517; J01.637.087.500.517
Unique ID: D008081
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008081
Annotation: when used as a vehicle in drug therapy, index specific drug / admin (IM) + LIPOSOMES (NIM without qualifiers); differentiate from LIPID DROPLETS which are organelles
Scope Note: Artificial, single or multilaminar vesicles (made from lecithins or other lipids) that are used for the delivery of a variety of biological molecules or molecular complexes to cells, for example, drug delivery and gene transfer. They are also used to study membranes and membrane proteins.
Entry Term(s): Liposomes, Ultra-deformable; Niosomes; Transferosomes; Ultradeformable Liposomes
NLM Classification #: QU 93
Previous Indexing: Membranes, Artificial (1966-1972)
Public MeSH Note: 73
History Note: 73
Date Established: 1973/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2014/06/17

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)

ultrastructure (UL)

urine (UR)

Liposomes MeSH Descriptor Data 2025