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Abstract
A plant genus of the family CELASTRACEAE that is a source of triterpenoids and diterpene epoxides such as triptolide.
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- Tripterygiums
- Leigong Teng
- Thundergod Vine
- Tripterygium hypoglaucum
- Tripterygium wilfordii
- Leigong Tengs
- Teng, Leigong
- Tengs, Leigong
- Thundergod Vines
- Tripterygium hypoglaucums
- Tripterygium wilfordius
- Vine, Thundergod
- Vines, Thundergod
- hypoglaucums, Tripterygium
- wilfordius, Tripterygium
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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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History Note
2002; for TRIPTERYGIUM WILFORDII use TRIPTERYGIUM (NM) 1985-2002
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Tripterygium. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D029757. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D029757
- Tripterygium. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripterygium
- Tripterygium. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5226910