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Niacinamide

"Niacinamide" 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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An important compound functioning as a component of the coenzyme NAD. Its primary significance is in the prevention and/or cure of blacktongue and PELLAGRA. Most animals cannot manufacture this compound in amounts sufficient to prevent nutritional deficiency and it therefore must be supplemented through dietary intake.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Niacinamide" by people in this website by year, and whether "Niacinamide" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 60 publications over 19 distinct years, with a maximum of 8 publications in 2009
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