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Carbohydrates > Sugars > Monosaccharides > Hexoses > Glucose

Preferred term

Glucose  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Dextrose
  • D Glucose
  • D-Glucose

Note

  • /blood = BLOOD GLUCOSE but consider also HYPERGLYCEMIA & HYPOGLYCEMIA; /defic: consider also HYPOGLYCEMIA

Scope note

  • A primary source of energy for living organisms. It is naturally occurring and is found in fruits and other parts of plants in its free state. It is used therapeutically in fluid and nutrient replacement.

History note

  • /metabolism was GLUCOSE METABOLISM 1965; GLUCOSE INJECTION was heading 1963-66

In other languages

  • glukoosi

    Finnish

  • dekstroosi
  • Glucos B. Braun
  • Glucos Baxter Viaflo
  • Glucos Fresenius Kabi
  • Glucosteril
  • Gluk
  • rypälesokeri
  • sokeri
  • Glukos

    Swedish

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D005947

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