Organisms

Taxus

Genus of coniferous yew trees or shrubs, several species of which have medicinal uses. Notable is the Pacific yew, Taxus brevifolia, which is used to make the anti-neoplastic drug taxol (PACLITAXEL).

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Abstract

Genus of coniferous yew trees or shrubs, several species of which have medicinal uses. Notable is the Pacific yew, Taxus brevifolia, which is used to make the anti-neoplastic drug taxol (PACLITAXEL).

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Taxus brevifolia
  • Taxus brevifolias
  • brevifolia, Taxus

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Aspects Covered

20 allowable subheadings

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

2000

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Previous Indexing

  • Plants, Medicinal (1971-1999)
  • Trees (1965-1999)

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Tree Number

  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.625w.937w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Taxus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020946. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020946
  2. Taxus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxus
  3. Taxus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27355