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VINCA ROSEA [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- periwinkle
1, record 1, English, periwinkle
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Apocynaceae Family. 1, record 1, English, - periwinkle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
About 12 spp. of trailing evergreen subshrubs, native of the Old World; ... flowers solitary ... corolla more or less funnel form ... Planted as ground cover and in window boxes, thriving in shady locations. Propagated by division and cuttings. 1, record 1, English, - periwinkle
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pervenche
1, record 1, French, pervenche
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Famille des Apocynacées. 1, record 1, French, - pervenche
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Genre comprenant 7 espèces d’arbustes, de sous-arbrisseaux ou de plantes vivaces herbacées à feuillage caduc ou persistant, formant des coussinets. [une espèce] Vinca rosea, n’ est pas rustique et exige la culture en serre. [D'autres espèces] sont rustiques et envahissantes; elles conviennent comme couvre-sol dans les sous-bois [...]. Les fleurs, tubulaires, présentent 5 pétales angulés ou arrondis, ouverts en corolle. 1, record 1, French, - pervenche
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-01-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Medication
- Cancers and Oncology
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- vinblastine
1, record 2, English, vinblastine
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- vincaleucoblastine 2, record 2, English, vincaleucoblastine
archaic
- VLB 3, record 2, English, VLB
correct
- VLB 3, record 2, English, VLB
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The generic drugs, Vincristine (VCR) and Vinblastine VLB, alkaloids currently extracted from the periwinkle plant, Catharanthus roseus, posses significant antitumor activity. VCR and VLB have been used widely as single agents and in combination with other anti-neoplastic drugs in cancer chemotherapy for more than 30 years. 3, record 2, English, - vinblastine
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Chemical formula: C46H58O9N4 4, record 2, English, - vinblastine
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Médicaments
- Cancers et oncologie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- vinblastine
1, record 2, French, vinblastine
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- vincaleucoblastinef 2, record 2, French, vincaleucoblastinef
feminine noun, archaic
- vinleucoblastine 3, record 2, French, vinleucoblastine
feminine noun, archaic
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Alcaloïde indolique dimère extrait de la pervenche rose(Vinca rosea) apparenté à la vindoline et possédant une action antimitotique. 4, record 2, French, - vinblastine
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Utilisée à l’état de sulfate dans le traitement de diverses maladies, en particulier de la maladie de Hodgkin). 3, record 2, French, - vinblastine
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Comparer à vincristine. 4, record 2, French, - vinblastine
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Formule chimique : C46H58O9N4 5, record 2, French, - vinblastine
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Medicamentos
- Tipos de cáncer y oncología
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- vinblastina
1, record 2, Spanish, vinblastina
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fármaco alcaloide antineoplásico, derivado de la Vinca. 2, record 2, Spanish, - vinblastina
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] utilizado para el tratamiento de carcinoma testicular, de ovario, riñón y pecho, linfoma Hodgkin y no Hodgkin. 2, record 2, Spanish, - vinblastina
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Fórmula química: C46H58O9N4 3, record 2, Spanish, - vinblastina
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-01-31
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Medication
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- vinblastine sulfate
1, record 3, English, vinblastine%20sulfate
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The sulfate salt of a vinca alkaloid extracted from Vinca rosea L. (Apocynaceae), C46H58N4O9.H2SO4; used as an antineoplastic in the palliative treatment of lymphomas, including generalized Hodgkins' disease, lymphosarcoma, reticulum-cell sarcoma, and advanced mycosis fungoides, and of neuroblastoma, Letterer-Siwe disease, choriocarcinoma resistant to other agents, breast carcinoma resistant to other agents, and embryonal carcinoma of the testis. Administered intraveinously. Major side effects are nausea, vomiting, and bone marrow depression. 1, record 3, English, - vinblastine%20sulfate
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Other names: Kyocristine; Leurocristine sulfate; Leurocristine sulfate (1:1); Leurocristine sulfate (1:1) (salt); Leurocristine, sulfate; Leurocristine, sulfate (1:1) (salt) (8CI); Lilly 37231; LCR; LEUROCRISTINE; NSC 67574; NSC67674; Oncovin; Onkovin; Vincaleukoblastine, 22-oxo-, sulfate (1:1) (salt) (9CI); Vincristine sulfate (USAN); Vincristine Sulfate (USAN); Vincristine, sulfate; Vincrisul; VCR sulfate; VINCRISTINE; 37231. 2, record 3, English, - vinblastine%20sulfate
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Chemical formula: C46H58N4O9·H2SO4 3, record 3, English, - vinblastine%20sulfate
Record 3, Key term(s)
- vinkaleukoblastine sulfate
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Médicaments
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- sulfate de vinblastine
1, record 3, French, sulfate%20de%20vinblastine
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Alcaloïde indolique dimère extrait de la pervenche rose(Vinca rosea) utilisé à l'état de sulfate dans le traitement d’affections néoplasiques malignes(D'après les sources b et c). 2, record 3, French, - sulfate%20de%20vinblastine
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Formule chimique : C46H58N4O9·H2SO4 2, record 3, French, - sulfate%20de%20vinblastine
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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