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Ceramides MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Ceramides
Tree Number(s)
D02.065.313
D09.400.410.420.525.200
D10.390.470.675.200
D10.570.877.360.612.200
Unique ID
D002518
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002518
Annotation
carbohydrate ceramides: index under CEREBROSIDES (one carbohydrate group) or NEUTRAL GLYCOSPHINGOLIPIDS (more than one carbohydrate group)
Scope Note
Members of the class of neutral glycosphingolipids. They are the basic units of SPHINGOLIPIDS. They are sphingoids attached via their amino groups to a long chain fatty acyl group. They abnormally accumulate in FABRY DISEASE.
Entry Term(s)
Ceramide
Registry Numbers
0
Previous Indexing
Amino Alcohols (1966-1971)
Fatty Acids (1966-1971)
Glycols (1966-1971)
See Also
Fabry Disease
Public MeSH Note
72
History Note
72
Date Established
1972/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2020/04/09
Ceramides Preferred
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