"Galactose" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An aldohexose that occurs naturally in the D-form in lactose, cerebrosides, gangliosides, and mucoproteins. Deficiency of galactosyl-1-phosphate uridyltransferase (GALACTOSE-1-PHOSPHATE URIDYL-TRANSFERASE DEFICIENCY DISEASE) causes an error in galactose metabolism called GALACTOSEMIA, resulting in elevations of galactose in the blood.
| Descriptor ID |
D005690
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D09.947.875.359.377
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| Concept/Terms |
Galactose- Galactose
- Galactopyranoside
- D-Galactose
- D Galactose
- Galactopyranose
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Galactose" by people in Profiles.
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Lactose metabolism and time to pregnancy. Fertil Steril. 1996 Sep; 66(3):384-8.
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Lactose and galactose intake and metabolism in relation to the risk of epithelial ovarian cancer. Am J Epidemiol. 1995 Mar 01; 141(5):407-16.