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MeSH Heading: Free Radical Scavengers
Tree Number(s): D27.505.519.217.500
Unique ID: D016166
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016166
Scope Note: Substances that eliminate free radicals. Among other effects, they protect PANCREATIC ISLETS against damage by CYTOKINES and prevent myocardial and pulmonary REPERFUSION INJURY.
Entry Term(s): Free Radical Scavenger
Previous Indexing: Free Radicals (1967-1990)
See Also: Free Radicals; Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity
Public MeSH Note: 91
History Note: 91
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1990/04/24
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

analysis (AN)

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)

Free Radical Scavengers MeSH Descriptor Data 2025