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MeSH Heading: Anthelmintics
Tree Number(s): D27.505.954.122.250.075
Unique ID: D000871
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000871
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer specific groups
Scope Note: Agents that kill parasitic worms. They are used therapeutically in the treatment of HELMINTHIASIS in man and animal.
Entry Term(s): Anthelmintic; Antihelmintic; Antihelmintics; Vermifuge; Vermifuges
NLM Classification #: QV 253
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

analysis (AN)

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: M0001301
Scope Note: Agents that kill parasitic worms. They are used therapeutically in the treatment of HELMINTHIASIS in man and animal.
Terms: Anthelmintics Preferred Term
Term UI T002538
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Anthelmintic
Term UI T000999798
Date11/29/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Antihelmintic
Term UI T000999799
Date11/29/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Vermifuges
Term UI T002539
Date03/29/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Antihelmintics
Term UI T708231
Date10/23/2007
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2009); Vermifuge
Term UI T000999800
Date11/29/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021)

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