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MeSH Heading: Dioxins
Tree Number(s): D02.309.500; D03.383.231
Unique ID: D004147
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004147
Scope Note: A family of compounds that contain the 1,4-dioxin structure. Many specific dioxin derivatives are listed as CARCINOGENS; TERATOGENS; or MUTAGENS.
Entry Term(s): Dioxin
Public MeSH Note: 68; DIOXANES was heading 1963-67
History Note: 68
Date Established: 1968/01/01
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)

Dioxins MeSH Descriptor Data 2025