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MeSH Heading: Alkenes
Tree Number(s): D02.455.326.271
Unique ID: D000475
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000475
Scope Note: Unsaturated hydrocarbons of the type Cn-H2n, indicated by the suffix -ene. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed, p408)
Entry Term(s): Alkene; Olefin; Olefins; Pentene; Pentenes
Public MeSH Note: 66
History Note: 66
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

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)

Concept UI: M0000718
Scope Note: Unsaturated hydrocarbons of the type Cn-H2n, indicated by the suffix -ene. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed, p408)
Terms: Alkenes Preferred Term
Term UI T001411
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Olefin
Term UI T000997663
Date11/19/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Alkene
Term UI T000997664
Date11/19/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Olefins
Term UI T001412
Date03/29/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

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