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MeSH Heading: Abortifacient Agents, Steroidal
Tree Number(s): D27.505.696.875.131.200; D27.505.954.705.131.200
Unique ID: D000021
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000021
Annotation: do not use /‌ther use for use of the abortifacients as abortifacients
Scope Note: Steroidal compounds with abortifacient activity.
Entry Term(s): Steroid Abortifacients
NLM Classification #: QV 175
Previous Indexing: Abortion, Induced (1970-1974); specific chemical (1970-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS 1975-90
History Note: 91(75); was see under ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS 1975-90
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/11
Revision Date: 2005/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Abortifacient Agents, Steroidal MeSH Descriptor Data 2025