"Blood Substitutes" 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.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D001802
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.954.502.140 J01.637.087.249
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| Concept/Terms |
Blood Substitutes- Blood Substitutes
- Blood Substitute
- Substitute, Blood
- Substitutes, Blood
- Artificial Blood
- Artificial Bloods
- Bloods, Artificial
- Blood, Artificial
Artificial Erythrocytes- Artificial Erythrocytes
- Artificial Erythrocyte
- Erythrocyte, Artificial
- Erythrocytes, Artificial
- Red Cell Substitutes
- Cell Substitute, Red
- Cell Substitutes, Red
- Red Cell Substitute
- Substitute, Red Cell
- Substitutes, Red Cell
- Erythrocyte Substitutes
- Erythrocyte Substitute
- Substitute, Erythrocyte
- Substitutes, Erythrocyte
Artificial Hemoglobin- Artificial Hemoglobin
- Artificial Hemoglobins
- Hemoglobin, Artificial
- Hemoglobins, Artificial
- Hemoglobin Substitutes
- Hemoglobin Substitute
- Substitute, Hemoglobin
- Substitutes, Hemoglobin
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