Organisms

Hemidesmus

A plant genus of the family Apocynaceae. It is a source of PREGNANES and is sometimes an adulterant of commercial sarsaparilla (SMILAX).

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Abstract

A plant genus of the family Apocynaceae. It is a source of PREGNANES and is sometimes an adulterant of commercial sarsaparilla (SMILAX).

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Anantamul
  • Hemidesmus indicus
  • Periploca indica
  • Sarsaparilla, East Indian
  • East Indian Sarsaparilla

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Aspects Covered

20 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

note entry term BRISTLY SARSAPARILLA: SARSAPARILLA see SMILAX and SARSAPARILLA, EAST INDIAN see HEMIDESMUS are also available

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History Note

2003

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Tree Number

  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.456w.500w.341w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hemidesmus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D031102. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D031102
  2. Hemidesmus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemidesmus
  3. Hemidesmus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3518836