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Organic Chemicals > Alcohols > Amino Alcohols > Sphingosine > Fingolimod Hydrochloride
Organic Chemicals > Amines > Amino Alcohols > Sphingosine > Fingolimod Hydrochloride
Organic Chemicals > Alcohols > Glycols > Sphingosine > Fingolimod Hydrochloride
Organic Chemicals > Alcohols > Glycols > Propylene Glycols > Fingolimod Hydrochloride

Preferred term

Fingolimod Hydrochloride  

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  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • 2-Amino-2-(2-(4-octylphenyl)ethyl)-1,3-propanediol hydrochloride

Scope note

  • A sphingosine-derivative and IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT that blocks the migration and homing of LYMPHOCYTES to the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM through its action on SPHINGOSINE 1-PHOSPHATE RECEPTORS. It is used in the treatment of MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS.

History note

  • 2016 (1996)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000068876

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