"Cardenolides" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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C(23)-steroids with methyl groups at C-10 and C-13 and a five-membered lactone at C-17. They are aglycone constituents of CARDIAC GLYCOSIDES and must have at least one double bond in the molecule. The class includes cardadienolides and cardatrienolides. Members include DIGITOXIN and DIGOXIN and their derivatives and the STROPHANTHINS.
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D002298
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D04.210.500.155.580.130
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cardenolides" by people in Profiles.
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An Overview of Cardenolides in Digitalis - More Than a Cardiotonic Compound. Curr Pharm Des. 2017; 23(34):5104-5114.
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Endogenous ouabain-like factor (OLF) secretion is modulated by nicotinic mechanisms in rat adrenocortical cells. Life Sci. 2004 Mar 12; 74(17):2111-28.
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Elevated blood levels of endogenous ouabain-like factor in preterm versus mature newborns at birth. Biol Neonate. 2004; 85(3):155-8.