"Catharanthus" 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 plant genus of the family Apocynaceae. It is the source of VINCA ALKALOIDS, used in leukemia chemotherapy.
| Descriptor ID |
D030008
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.456.500.260
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| Concept/Terms |
Catharanthus roseus- Catharanthus roseus
- Periwinkle, Madagascar
- Madagascar Periwinkle
- Vinca rosea
- Vinca roseas
- rosea, Vinca
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| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Catharanthus" by people in Profiles.
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The walls have ears: the role of plant CrRLK1Ls in sensing and transducing extracellular signals. J Exp Bot. 2011 Mar; 62(5):1581-91.