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MeSH Heading: Ethanolamine
Tree Number(s): D02.033.100.291.375; D02.033.375.291.375; D02.092.063.291.375
Unique ID: D019856
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019856
Annotation: ETHANOLAMINES also available
Scope Note: A viscous, hygroscopic amino alcohol with an ammoniacal odor. It is widely distributed in biological tissue and is a component of lecithin. It is used as a surfactant, fluorimetric reagent, and to remove CO2 and H2S from natural gas and other gases.
Entry Term(s): 2-Aminoethanol; Colamine; Monoethanolamine
Related Numbers: 141-43-5
Previous Indexing: Ethanolamines (1973-1997)
Public MeSH Note: 98; ETHANOLAMINE was indexed under ETHANOLAMINES 1973-97
History Note: 98; use ETHANOLAMINE (NM) 1980-97
Entry Combination: analogs & derivatives:Ethanolamines
Date Established: 1998/01/01
Date of Entry: 1997/06/20
Revision Date: 2013/07/08

Entry Combination: analogs & derivatives:Ethanolamines
Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0029475
Related Numbers: 141-43-5
Scope Note: A viscous, hygroscopic amino alcohol with an ammoniacal odor. It is widely distributed in biological tissue and is a component of lecithin. It is used as a surfactant, fluorimetric reagent, and to remove CO2 and H2S from natural gas and other gases.
Terms: Ethanolamine Preferred Term
Term UI T059089
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; 2-Aminoethanol
Term UI T059090
Date01/27/1997
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Colamine
Term UI T059091
Date01/27/1997
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998); Monoethanolamine
Term UI T059092
Date01/27/1997
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID

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