Concept information
Preferred term
Colchicine
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- Colchicine, (+-)-Isomer
- Colchicine, (R)-Isomer
Scope note
- A major alkaloid from Colchicum autumnale L. and found also in other Colchicum species. Its primary therapeutic use is in the treatment of gout, but it has been used also in the therapy of familial Mediterranean fever (PERIODIC DISEASE).
In other languages
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Finnish
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colchicinum
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D003078
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