"Abrus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A plant genus of the family FABACEAE whose members contain the highly toxic compound ABRIN.
| Descriptor ID |
D029912
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.401.012
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| Concept/Terms |
Abrus precatorius- Abrus precatorius
- Bean Plant, Precatory
- Precatory Bean Plant
- Bean Plants, Precatory
- Plant, Precatory Bean
- Plants, Precatory Bean
- Precatory Bean Plants
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| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Abrus" by people in Profiles.
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Falayi OO, Oyagbemi AA, Omobowale TO, Ayodele EA, Adedapo AD, Yakubu MA, Adedapo AA. Nephroprotective properties of the methanol stem extract of Abrus precatorius on gentamicin-induced renal damage in rats. J Complement Integr Med. 2018 Oct 26; 16(3).