Lactose

"Lactose" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A disaccharide of GLUCOSE and GALACTOSE in human and cow milk. It is used in pharmacy for tablets, in medicine as a nutrient, and in industry.

Descriptor ID	D007785
MeSH Number(s)	D09.698.629.305.340
Concept/Terms	Lactose Lactose Anhydrous Lactose Anhydrous Lactose Lactose, Anhydrous

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Carbohydrates [D09]
Polysaccharides [D09.698]
Oligosaccharides [D09.698.629]
Disaccharides [D09.698.629.305]
Lactose [D09.698.629.305.340]

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