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Abstract
A water-soluble vitamin of the B complex occurring in various animal and plant tissues. It is required by the body for the formation of coenzymes NAD and NADP. It has PELLAGRA-curative, vasodilating, and antilipemic properties.
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- 3-Pyridinecarboxylic Acid
- Nicotinic Acid
- 3 Pyridinecarboxylic Acid
- Enduracin
- Induracin
- Lithium Nicotinate
- Niacin Aluminum Salt
- Niacin Ammonium Salt
- Niacin Calcium Salt
- Niacin Cobalt (2+) Salt
- Niacin Copper (2+) Salt
- Niacin Hydrochloride
- Niacin Iron (2+) Salt
- Niacin Lithium Salt
- Niacin Lithium Salt, Hemihydrate
- Niacin Magnesium Salt
- Niacin Manganese (2+) Salt
- Niacin Potassium Salt
- Niacin Sodium Salt
- Niacin Tartrate
- Niacin Tosylate
- Niacin Zinc Salt
- Nicamin
- Nico-400
- Nicobid
- Nicocap
- Nicolar
- Nicotinate
- Wampocap
- Aluminum Salt, Niacin
- Hydrochloride, Niacin
- Nico 400
- Nico400
- Nicotinate, Lithium
- Potassium Salt, Niacin
- Sodium Salt, Niacin
- Tartrate, Niacin
- Tosylate, Niacin
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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/defic: consider also PELLAGRA; /ther use: coordinate with disease term with either /drug ther or /diet ther depending on whether niacin is discussed as a drug or a dietary supplement
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History Note
83; was see NICOTINIC ACIDS 1975-82 & NICOTINIC ACID 1963-74
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Previous Indexing
- Nicotinic Acids (1966-1982)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Niacin. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009525. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009525
- Niacin. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicotinic_acid
- Niacin. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134658