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Benzidines MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Benzidines
Tree Number(s)
D02.455.426.559.389.185.100
Unique ID
D001560
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001560
Scope Note
Very toxic industrial chemicals. They are absorbed through the skin, causing lethal blood, bladder, liver, and kidney damage and are potent, broad-spectrum carcinogens in most species.
Entry Term(s)
Bianilines
Biphenyldiamines
See Also
Carcinogens
Public MeSH Note
77; was BENZIDINE see under AMINOBIPHENYL COMPOUNDS 1975-76, was BENZIDINE see under BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS 1966-74; 3,3'-DIAMINOBENZIDINE & DIANISIDINE were see under AMINOBIPHENYL COMPOUNDS 1975-76
Online Note
use BENZIDINES to search BENZIDINE 1975-77; use BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS 1966-74
History Note
77; was BENZIDINE see under AMINOBIPHENYL COMPOUNDS 1975-76, was BENZIDINE see under BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS 1966-74
Date Established
1977/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2000/06/22
Benzidines Preferred
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