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MeSH Heading: Drug Residues
Tree Number(s): N06.850.460.200.250
Unique ID: D004350
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004350
Scope Note: Drugs and their metabolites which are found in the edible tissues and milk of animals after their medication with specific drugs. This term can also apply to drugs found in adipose tissue of humans after drug treatment.
Previous Indexing: Drugs (1966-1987)
See Also: Pesticide Residues
Public MeSH Note: 88
History Note: 88
Date Established: 1988/01/01
Date of Entry: 1987/05/04
Revision Date: 2008/07/08

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

analysis (AN)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

toxicity (TO)

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