Acitretin

"Acitretin" 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.

MeSH information

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An oral retinoid effective in the treatment of psoriasis. It is the major metabolite of ETRETINATE with the advantage of a much shorter half-life when compared with etretinate.

Descriptor ID	D017255
MeSH Number(s)	D02.455.326.271.665.202.495.050 D02.455.849.131.495.050 D23.767.261.700.050
Concept/Terms	Acitretin Acitretin Etretin Isoacitretin Isoacitretin Isoetretin Isoetretin Ro 10-1670 Ro 10-1670 Ro 101670 Ro-10-1670 Ro101670 13-cis-Acitretin 13-cis-Acitretin Neotigason Neotigason Soriatane Soriatane Acitretin, (Z,E,E,E)-Isomer Acitretin, (Z,E,E,E)-Isomer Ro-13-7652 Ro-13-7652 Ro137652 Ro 13-7652 Ro 137652

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Organic Chemicals [D02]
Hydrocarbons [D02.455]
Hydrocarbons, Acyclic [D02.455.326]
Alkenes [D02.455.326.271]
Polyenes [D02.455.326.271.665]
Carotenoids [D02.455.326.271.665.202]
Retinoids [D02.455.326.271.665.202.495]
Acitretin [D02.455.326.271.665.202.495.050]
Terpenes [D02.455.849]
Carotenoids [D02.455.849.131]
Retinoids [D02.455.849.131.495]
Acitretin [D02.455.849.131.495.050]
Biological Factors [D23]
Pigments, Biological [D23.767]
Carotenoids [D23.767.261]
Retinoids [D23.767.261.700]
Acitretin [D23.767.261.700.050]

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