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MeSH Heading: Chlorine
Tree Number(s): D01.268.380.150; D01.362.225
Unique ID: D002713
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002713
Scope Note: An element with atomic symbol Cl, atomic number 17, and atomic weight 35, and member of the halogen family.
Entry Term(s): Chlorine Gas; Chlorine-35; Cl2 Gas
Pharm Action: Chemical Warfare Agents
Related Numbers: 7782-50-5
CAS Type 1 Name: Chlorine
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/01/10

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

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)

Chlorine MeSH Descriptor Data 2025