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MeSH Heading: Lipid A
Tree Number(s): D09.698.718.450.500; D10.494.500; D23.050.161.616.525.500; D23.946.123.329.500.500
Unique ID: D008050
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008050
Scope Note: Lipid A is the biologically active component of lipopolysaccharides. It shows strong endotoxic activity and exhibits immunogenic properties.
Previous Indexing: Lipids (1972-1976); Lipopolysaccharides (1972-1976)
Public MeSH Note: 84; was see under LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES 1977-83
History Note: 1984; use LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES 1977-1983
Date Established: 1984/01/01
Date of Entry: 1976/04/13
Revision Date: 2022/05/23

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analogs & derivatives (AA)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Lipid A MeSH Descriptor Data 2024