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Radioactive Tracers MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Radioactive Tracers
Tree Number(s)
D01.496.749.731
D27.720.470.410.614
Unique ID
D011849
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011849
Annotation
IM for general only
Scope Note
Radioactive substances added in minute amounts to the reacting elements or compounds in a chemical process and traced through the process by appropriate detection methods, e.g., Geiger counter. Compounds containing tracers are often said to be tagged or labeled. (Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 12th ed)
Entry Term(s)
Radioactive Tracer
Radionuclide Tracer
Radionuclide Tracers
Registry Numbers
0
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under RADIOISOTOPES 1975-90
Online Note
search RADIOISOTOPES 1974
History Note
91(75); was see under RADIOISOTOPES 1975-90
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2022/04/08

No Qualifiers
Radioactive Tracers Preferred
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