Chemicals and Drugs

Sphingomyelins

A class of sphingolipids found largely in the brain and other nervous tissue. They contain phosphocholine or phosphoethanolamine as their polar head group so therefore are the only sphingolipids classified as PHOSPHOLIPIDS.

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Abstract

A class of sphingolipids found largely in the brain and other nervous tissue. They contain phosphocholine or phosphoethanolamine as their polar head group so therefore are the only sphingolipids classified as PHOSPHOLIPIDS.

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  • Sphingomyelin

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28 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, 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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History Note

66(63); was see under PHOSPHOLIPIDS 1963-65

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  1. D09w.400w.410w.420w.525.870w
  2. D10w.390w.470w.675.870w
  3. D10w.570w.755w.893w
  4. D10w.570w.877w.360w.612.870w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Sphingomyelins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013109. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013109
  2. Sphingomyelins. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphingomyelin
  3. Sphingomyelins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q423143