"Clodronic Acid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A diphosphonate which affects calcium metabolism. It inhibits bone resorption and soft tissue calcification.
| Descriptor ID |
D004002
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.705.429.500.200
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| Concept/Terms |
Clodronic Acid- Clodronic Acid
- Acid, Clodronic
- Dichloromethane Diphosphonate
- Diphosphonate, Dichloromethane
- Dichloromethylenebisphosphonate
- Dichloromethanediphosphonic Acid
- Acid, Dichloromethanediphosphonic
- Dichloromethylene Biphosphonate
- Biphosphonate, Dichloromethylene
- Dichloromethylene Diphosphonate
- Diphosphonate, Dichloromethylene
- Cl2MDP
- Dichloromethanediphosphonate
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Macrophage impairment underlies airway occlusion in primary respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis. J Infect Dis. 2008 Dec 15; 198(12):1783-93.