Chemicals and Drugs

Phosphatidylcholines

Derivatives of PHOSPHATIDIC ACIDS in which the phosphoric acid is bound in ester linkage to a CHOLINE moiety.

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Abstract

Derivatives of PHOSPHATIDIC ACIDS in which the phosphoric acid is bound in ester linkage to a CHOLINE moiety.

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  • Choline Glycerophospholipids
  • Choline Phosphoglycerides
  • Phosphatidyl Choline
  • Phosphatidyl Cholines
  • Phosphatidylcholine
  • Choline, Phosphatidyl
  • Cholines, Phosphatidyl
  • Glycerophospholipids, Choline
  • Phosphoglycerides, Choline

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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

1977; was PHOSPHATIDYL CHOLINE see LECITHINS 1963-1976

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  1. D10w.570w.755w.375.760w.400w.800w

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QU 93

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Phosphatidylcholines. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010713. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010713
  2. Phosphatidylcholines. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phosphatidylcholine
  3. Phosphatidylcholines. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q650187