Chemicals and Drugs

Antisickling Agents

Agents used to prevent or reverse the pathological events leading to sickling of erythrocytes in sickle cell conditions.

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Abstract

Agents used to prevent or reverse the pathological events leading to sickling of erythrocytes in sickle cell conditions.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Agents, Antisickling
  • Desickling Agents
  • Agents, Desickling

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Aspects Covered

24 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

consider also ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL /drug ther

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History Note

77

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Previous Indexing

  • Anemia, Sickle Cell (1966-1976)
  • Hemoglobin, Sickle (1975-1976)
  • Hemoglobins, Abnormal (1966-1974)

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Tree Number

  1. D27.505.954.502.135

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NLM Classification

QV 180

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Antisickling Agents. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000986. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000986
  2. Antisickling Agents. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50429877