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MeSH Heading: Polychlorinated Biphenyls
Tree Number(s): D02.309.750; D02.455.426.559.389.185.698; D02.455.526.439.773
Unique ID: D011078
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011078
Annotation: "yusho poisoning": see note on RICE
Scope Note: Industrial products consisting of a mixture of chlorinated biphenyl congeners and isomers. These compounds are highly lipophilic and tend to accumulate in fat stores of animals. Many of these compounds are considered toxic and potential environmental pollutants.
Entry Term(s): PCBs; Polychlorinated Biphenyl; Polychlorobiphenyl Compounds
Pharm Action: Environmental Pollutants
Registry Numbers: DFC2HB4I0K
Previous Indexing: Biphenyl Compounds (1966-1970)
Public MeSH Note: 92; was POLYCHLOROBIPHENYL COMPOUNDS 1973-91
Online Note: use POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS to search POLYCHLOROBIPHENYL COMPOUNDS 1971-91 (as Prov 1971-72)
History Note: 92; was POLYCHLOROBIPHENYL COMPOUNDS 1971-91 (Prov 1971-72)
Date Established: 1973/01/01
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)

Concept UI: M0017159
Registry Numbers: DFC2HB4I0K
Scope Note: Industrial products consisting of a mixture of chlorinated biphenyl congeners and isomers. These compounds are highly lipophilic and tend to accumulate in fat stores of animals. Many of these compounds are considered toxic and potential environmental pollutants.
Terms: Polychlorinated Biphenyls Preferred Term
Term UI T032584
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1971); Polychlorinated Biphenyl
Term UI T000996497
Date11/15/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); PCBs
Term UI T032583
Date03/25/1991
LexicalTag ABB
ThesaurusID; Polychlorobiphenyl Compounds
Term UI T032585
Date03/25/1991
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992)

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