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MeSH Heading: Sunscreening Agents
Tree Number(s): D27.505.696.706.776.800; D27.505.954.444.695; D27.720.269.800; D27.720.799.763.764
Unique ID: D013473
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013473
Scope Note: Chemical or physical agents that protect the skin from sunburn and erythema by absorbing or blocking ultraviolet radiation.
Entry Term(s): Sunscreen; Sunscreens
Registry Number: 0
NLM Classification #: QV 63
See Also: Sun Protection Factor
Public MeSH Note: 72
History Note: 72(66)
Date Established: 1972/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

analysis (AN)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

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isolation & purification (IP)

legislation & jurisprudence (LJ)

metabolism (ME)

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pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

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therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

Sunscreening Agents MeSH Descriptor Data 2023