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A family of 6-membered heterocyclic compounds occurring in nature in a wide variety of forms. They include several nucleic acid constituents (CYTOSINE; THYMINE; and URACIL) and form the basic structure of the barbiturates.
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, 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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THONZYLAMINE was heading 1972-84 (Prov 1972)
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- National Library of Medicine. Pyrimidines. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011743. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011743
- Pyrimidines. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109367514