Biomaterial Database

Cristina Aguilera, and Antonia Agustí

Servicio de Farmacología Clínica, Fundació Institut Català de Farmacologia, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, España. cam@icf.uab.es

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D003287	Contrast Media	Substances used to allow enhanced visualization of tissues.	Radiopaque Media,Contrast Agent,Contrast Agents,Contrast Material,Contrast Materials,Radiocontrast Agent,Radiocontrast Agents,Radiocontrast Media,Agent, Contrast,Agent, Radiocontrast,Agents, Contrast,Agents, Radiocontrast,Material, Contrast,Materials, Contrast,Media, Contrast,Media, Radiocontrast,Media, Radiopaque
D005682	Gadolinium	An element of the rare earth family of metals. It has the atomic symbol Gd, atomic number 64, and atomic weight 157.25. Its oxide is used in the control rods of some nuclear reactors.
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D054989	Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy	A chronic, acquired, idiopathic, progressive eruption of the skin that occurs in the context of RENAL FAILURE. It is sometimes accompanied by systemic fibrosis. The pathogenesis seems to be multifactorial, with postulated involvement of circulating fibrocytes. There is a strong association between this disorder and the use of gadolinium-based contrast agents.	Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis,Dermopathies, Nephrogenic Fibrosing,Dermopathy, Nephrogenic Fibrosing,Fibroses, Nephrogenic Systemic,Fibrosing Dermopathies, Nephrogenic,Fibrosing Dermopathy, Nephrogenic,Fibrosis, Nephrogenic Systemic,Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathies,Nephrogenic Systemic Fibroses,Systemic Fibroses, Nephrogenic,Systemic Fibrosis, Nephrogenic