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MeSH Heading: Oxidants
Tree Number(s): D27.720.642; D27.888.569.540
Unique ID: D016877
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016877
Scope Note: Electron-accepting molecules in chemical reactions in which electrons are transferred from one molecule to another (OXIDATION-REDUCTION).
Entry Term(s): Oxidant; Oxidizing Agent; Oxidizing Agents
NLM Classification #: QU 125
Previous Indexing: Oxidation-Reduction (1966-1991)
See Also: Antioxidants
Public MeSH Note: 92
History Note: 92
Date Established: 1992/01/01
Date of Entry: 1991/05/02
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analogs & derivatives (AA)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

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)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0025681
Scope Note: Electron-accepting molecules in chemical reactions in which electrons are transferred from one molecule to another (OXIDATION-REDUCTION).
Terms: Oxidants Preferred Term
Term UI T050524
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); Oxidizing Agent
Term UI T000997672
Date11/19/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Oxidant
Term UI T000997673
Date11/19/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Oxidizing Agents
Term UI T050525
Date03/08/1991
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992)

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