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Appetite Stimulants MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Appetite Stimulants
Tree Number(s)
D27.505.696.282.050
D27.505.954.427.220.050
Unique ID
D019167
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019167
Annotation
general or unspecified; prefer specifics
Scope Note
Agents that are used to stimulate appetite. These drugs are frequently used to treat anorexia associated with cancer and AIDS.
Entry Term(s)
Appetite-Stimulating Drugs
Registry Numbers
0
Previous Indexing
Anorexia (1968-1974)
Anorexia/drug therapy (1975-1996)
Public MeSH Note
97
History Note
97
Date Established
1997/01/01
Date of Entry
1996/06/10
Revision Date
2005/06/30
Appetite Stimulants Preferred
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