"Glycerol" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A trihydroxy sugar alcohol that is an intermediate in carbohydrate and lipid metabolism. It is used as a solvent, emollient, pharmaceutical agent, or sweetening agent.
Descriptor ID |
D005990
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MeSH Number(s) |
D02.033.800.875.500 D09.853.875.500
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Concept/Terms |
Glycerol- Glycerol
- Glycerin
- Glycerine
- 1,2,3-Trihydroxypropane
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Glycerol" by people in Profiles.
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Metabolic studies in familial partial lipodystrophy of the lower trunk and extremities. Diabetologia. 1975 Dec; 11(6):561-8.
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Metabolic and thermal responses to Piromen in man. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1971 Feb; 32(2):179-87.
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Effects of reserpine on biological clocks for metabolic fuels during starvation in man. Diabetes. 1968; 17:312.