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Glycerophospholipids MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Glycerophospholipids
Tree Number(s)
D10.570.755.375.760.400
Unique ID
D020404
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020404
Scope Note
Derivatives of phosphatidic acid in which the hydrophobic regions are composed of two fatty acids and a polar alcohol is joined to the C-3 position of glycerol through a phosphodiester bond. They are named according to their polar head groups, such as phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine.
Entry Term(s)
Glycerophospholipid
Phosphoglyceride
Phosphoglycerides
Registry Numbers
0
Previous Indexing
Phosphatidic Acids (1977-1998)
Public MeSH Note
1999; for PHOSPHOGLYCERIDES see GLYCEROPHOSPHATES 1977-1998
History Note
1999; for PHOSPHOGLYCERIDES use GLYCEROPHOSPHATES 1977-1998
Date Established
1999/01/01
Date of Entry
2024/08/09
Revision Date
2024/05/29
Glycerophospholipids Preferred
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