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Sodium Lactate MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Sodium Lactate
Tree Number(s)
D02.241.511.459.800
Unique ID
D019354
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019354
Scope Note
The sodium salt of racemic or inactive lactic acid. It is a hygroscopic agent used intravenously as a systemic and urinary alkalizer.
Registry Numbers
TU7HW0W0QT
Related Numbers
72-17-3
Previous Indexing
Lactates (1981-1996)
Public MeSH Note
97; LACTIC ACID was indexed under LACTATES 1981-96
Online Note
use LACTIC ACID (NM) to search SODIUM LACTATE 1981-96
History Note
97; SODIUM LACTATE was SY to LACTIC ACID (NM) 1981-96
Entry Combination
analogs & derivatives:Lactates
Date Introduced
1997/01/01
Last Updated
2013/07/08
Sodium Lactate Preferred
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