Biomaterial Database

[Dextran as blood substitute]. 1950

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UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D001802	Blood Substitutes	Substances that are used in place of blood, for example, as an alternative to BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS after blood loss to restore BLOOD VOLUME and oxygen-carrying capacity to the blood circulation, or to perfuse isolated organs.	Artificial Blood,Artificial Erythrocytes,Artificial Hemoglobin,Blood, Artificial,Erythrocyte Substitutes,Hemoglobin Substitutes,Red Cell Substitutes,Artificial Bloods,Artificial Erythrocyte,Artificial Hemoglobins,Blood Substitute,Bloods, Artificial,Cell Substitute, Red,Cell Substitutes, Red,Erythrocyte Substitute,Erythrocyte, Artificial,Erythrocytes, Artificial,Hemoglobin Substitute,Hemoglobin, Artificial,Hemoglobins, Artificial,Red Cell Substitute,Substitute, Blood,Substitute, Erythrocyte,Substitute, Hemoglobin,Substitute, Red Cell,Substitutes, Blood,Substitutes, Erythrocyte,Substitutes, Hemoglobin,Substitutes, Red Cell
D003911	Dextrans	A group of glucose polymers made by certain bacteria. Dextrans are used therapeutically as plasma volume expanders and anticoagulants. They are also commonly used in biological experimentation and in industry for a wide variety of purposes.	Dextran,Dextran 40,Dextran 40000,Dextran 70,Dextran 75,Dextran 80,Dextran B-1355,Dextran B-1355-S,Dextran B1355,Dextran B512,Dextran Derivatives,Dextran M 70,Dextran T 70,Dextran T-40,Dextran T-500,Hemodex,Hyskon,Infukoll,Macrodex,Polyglucin,Promit,Rheodextran,Rheoisodex,Rheomacrodex,Rheopolyglucin,Rondex,Saviosol,Dextran B 1355,Dextran B 1355 S,Dextran T 40,Dextran T 500