arista - CISMeF

Preferred Label : arista;

MeSH note : a microporous polysaccharide hemostatic product that has a unique mechanism of action; the microspheres have a porous surface that effectively absorbs water and low-molecular-weight compounds from the blood and thus concentrates the platelets and clotting proteins on the surface of the vascular bed, thereby enhancing endogenous clotting mechanisms; made from purified potato starch and formed into 30 to 100 μm spheres with a microporous surface;

Is substance : O;

Details

Origin ID

C527600;

UMLS CUI

C2352423;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- arista [UBERON concept]
MeSH indexing information
- microspheres [MeSH Descriptor]
MeSH term(s) associated for indexing
- starch [MeSH Descriptor]
Record concept(s)
- arista [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Organic Chemical [UMLS semantic type]

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