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MeSH Heading: Pokeweed Mitogens
Tree Number(s): D12.776.503.499.875; D12.776.765.678.875
Unique ID: D011043
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011043
Scope Note: Proteins isolated from the roots of the pokeweed, Phytolacca americana, that agglutinate some erythrocytes, stimulate mitosis and antibody synthesis in lymphocytes, and induce activation of plasma cells.
Entry Term(s): Lectins, Pokeweed; Pokeweed Lectin; Pokeweed Lectins; Pokeweed Mitogen; Pokeweed Mitogen Isolectin
Pharm Action: Mitogens
Previous Indexing: Lectins (1966-1978); Mitogens (1966-1972)
Public MeSH Note: 79
History Note: 79
Date Established: 1979/01/01
Date of Entry: 1978/05/03
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)

drug effects (DE)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

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)

Concept UI: M0017101
Scope Note: Proteins isolated from the roots of the pokeweed, Phytolacca americana, that agglutinate some erythrocytes, stimulate mitosis and antibody synthesis in lymphocytes, and induce activation of plasma cells.
Terms: Pokeweed Mitogens Preferred Term
Term UI T032474
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1979); Pokeweed Mitogen
Term UI T000997872
Date11/19/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Pokeweed Lectin
Term UI T000997873
Date11/19/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Lectins, Pokeweed
Term UI T032472
Date05/03/1978
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Pokeweed Lectins
Term UI T032473
Date05/03/1978
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

Pokeweed Mitogens MeSH Descriptor Data 2025