Concept information
Preferred term
Etidronic Acid
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- (1-hydroxyethylene)diphosphonic acid
- Diphosphonic Acid, Hydroxyethylidene
- Hydroxyethylidene Diphosphonic Acid
Scope note
- A diphosphonate which affects calcium metabolism. It inhibits ectopic calcification and slows down bone resorption and bone turnover.
History note
- 2001(1973); for (1-HYDROXYETHLENE)DIPHOSPHONIC ACID use ETIDRONAT DISODIUM (NM) 1987-2000
In other languages
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Finnish
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Didronate
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etidronihappo
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Swedish
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EHDP
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Etidronat
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Etidronatdinatrium
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D012968
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