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Chlorpyrifos MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Chlorpyrifos
Tree Number(s)
D02.705.400.625.100
D02.705.539.345.100
D02.886.300.692.100
Unique ID
D004390
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004390
Annotation
for use to kill or control insects, use no qualifiers on the insecticide or the insect; appropriate qualifiers may be used when other aspects of the insecticide are discussed such as the effect on a physiologic process or behavioral aspect of the insect; for poisoning, coordinate with ORGANOPHOSPHATE POISONING
Scope Note
An organothiophosphate cholinesterase inhibitor that is used as an insecticide and as an acaricide.
Entry Term(s)
Dursban
Lorsban
Pharm Action
Cholinesterase Inhibitors
Insecticides
Registry Numbers
JCS58I644W
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Related Numbers
2921-88-2
CAS Type 1 Name
Phosphorothioic acid, O,O-diethyl O-(3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinyl) ester
Previous Indexing
Insecticides (1966-1970)
Public MeSH Note
96; was DURSBAN 1971-95 (Prov 1971-74); CHLORPYRIFOS was see DURSBAN 1971-95
History Note
96; was DURSBAN 1971-95 (Prov 1971-74); CHLORPYRIFOS was see DURSBAN 1971-95
Date Established
1974/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2021/03/05
Chlorpyrifos Preferred
Lorsban Narrower
Dursban Narrower
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