"Clofibrate" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A fibric acid derivative used in the treatment of HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA TYPE III and severe HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p986)
| Descriptor ID |
D002994
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.241.081.114.968.500.500.195 D02.355.726.305.500.195 D02.455.426.559.389.657.654.305.500.195
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| Concept/Terms |
Clofibrate- Clofibrate
- Clofibric Acid, Ethyl Ester
- Ethyl Chlorophenoxyisobutyrate
- Chlorophenoxyisobutyrate, Ethyl
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