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MeSH Heading: Carbon Dioxide
Tree Number(s): D01.200.200; D01.362.150; D01.650.550.200
Unique ID: D002245
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002245
Annotation: in respiration, /‌physiol permitted; /‌metab permitted for cell & tissue resp & non-lung tissue but do not use /‌metab for gas exchange in lung ( = PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE) or blood CO2 transport ( = /‌blood but consider also HYPERCAPNIA & HYPOCAPNIA)
Scope Note: A colorless, odorless gas that can be formed by the body and is necessary for the respiration cycle of plants and animals.
Entry Term(s): Carbonic Anhydride
Registry Number: 142M471B3J
Related Numbers: 124-38-9
CAS Type 1 Name: Carbon dioxide
NLM Classification #: QV 314
See Also: Capnography; Hypercapnia; Hypocapnia
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2013/07/08

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)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Carbon Dioxide MeSH Descriptor Data 2023