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MeSH Heading: Phospholipids
Tree Number(s): D10.570.755
Unique ID: D010743
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010743
Scope Note: Lipids containing one or more phosphate groups, particularly those derived from either glycerol (phosphoglycerides see GLYCEROPHOSPHOLIPIDS) or sphingosine (SPHINGOLIPIDS). They are polar lipids that are of great importance for the structure and function of cell membranes and are the most abundant of membrane lipids, although not stored in large amounts in the system.
Entry Term(s): Phosphatides; Phospholipid
Registry Numbers: 0
NLM Classification #: QU 93
See Also: Antibodies, Antiphospholipid; Antiphospholipid Syndrome
Public MeSH Note: /metabolism was PHOSPHOLIPID METABOLISM 1965
History Note: /metabolism was PHOSPHOLIPID METABOLISM 1965
Date Established: 1960/01/01
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)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0016682
Registry Numbers: 0
Scope Note: Lipids containing one or more phosphate groups, particularly those derived from either glycerol (phosphoglycerides see GLYCEROPHOSPHOLIPIDS) or sphingosine (SPHINGOLIPIDS). They are polar lipids that are of great importance for the structure and function of cell membranes and are the most abundant of membrane lipids, although not stored in large amounts in the system.
Terms: Phospholipids Preferred Term
Term UI T031740
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Phosphatides
Term UI T031739
Date03/30/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Phospholipid
Term UI T000996216
Date11/14/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021)

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