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MeSH Heading: Drug Evaluation, Preclinical
Tree Number(s): E05.290.750; E05.337.550
Unique ID: D004353
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004353
Annotation: IM when general; NIM with specific drug; used for studies in experimental animals or in vitro;` do not confuse entry term DRUG SCREENING for screening for substance abuse (= SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION)
Scope Note: Preclinical testing of drugs in experimental animals or in vitro for their biological and toxic effects and potential clinical applications.
Entry Version: DRUG EVALUATION PRECLIN
Entry Term(s): Drug Evaluation Studies, Preclinical; Drug Evaluations, Preclinical; Drug Screening; Evaluation Studies, Drug, Pre-Clinical; Evaluation Studies, Drug, Preclinical; Evaluation, Preclinical Drug; Evaluations, Preclinical Drug; Medicinal Plants Testing, Preclinical; Preclinical Drug Evaluation; Preclinical Drug Evaluations
NLM Classification #: QV 771
See Also: Toxicity Tests
Public MeSH Note: 74
History Note: 74; was in Cat E & G 1974-79
Date Established: 1974/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2017/12/08

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

ethics (ES)

history (HI)

instrumentation (IS)

methods (MT)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

psychology (PX)

standards (ST)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

trends (TD)

veterinary (VE)

Concept UI: M0006843
Scope Note: Preclinical testing of drugs in experimental animals or in vitro for their biological and toxic effects and potential clinical applications.
Terms: Drug Evaluation, Preclinical Preferred Term
Term UI T013292
Date06/04/1979
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Evaluation, Preclinical Drug
Term UI T013288
Date08/17/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Evaluations, Preclinical Drug
Term UI T013289
Date08/17/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Preclinical Drug Evaluation
Term UI T013290
Date08/17/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Preclinical Drug Evaluations
Term UI T013291
Date08/17/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Drug Screening
Term UI T013293
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1974); Evaluation Studies, Drug, Pre-Clinical
Term UI T013294
Date04/15/1981
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Drug Evaluation Studies, Preclinical
Term UI T013295
Date03/13/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1993); Drug Evaluations, Preclinical
Term UI T013287
Date08/17/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Evaluation Studies, Drug, Preclinical
Term UI T013296
Date05/01/1984
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

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