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Descriptor
English
:
Leucovorin
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Leucovorina
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Leucovorina
Synonyms
English
:
Calcium Leucovorin
Citrovorum Factor
Folinic Acid
N(5)-Formyltetrahydrofolate
Tree Number:
D03.438.733.631.400.800.350.450
D08.211.840.300.500
Definition
English
:
The active metabolite of
FOLIC ACID
.
Leucovorin
is used principally as its
calcium
salt as an antidote to
folic acid antagonists
which block the conversion of
folic acid
to folinic acid.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
deficiency: coordinate
LEUCOVORIN
/defic (IM) with
FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY
(IM)
Pharmacological Action:
Vitamin B Complex
History Note
English
:
90; was CITROVORUM FACTOR 1964-89
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AD
administration & dosage
AE
adverse effects
AG
agonists
AA
analogs & derivatives
AN
analysis
AI
antagonists & inhibitors
BI
biosynthesis
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CS
chemical synthesis
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CT
contraindications
DF
deficiency
DU
diagnostic use
EC
economics
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PK
pharmacokinetics
PD
pharmacology
PH
physiology
PO
poisoning
RE
radiation effects
SE
secretion
ST
standards
SD
supply & distribution
TU
therapeutic use
TO
toxicity
UR
urine
Record Number:
28238
Unique Identifier:
D002955
Occurrence in VHL
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