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MeSH Heading: Phosphites
Tree Number(s): D01.248.497.158.750; D01.695.625.700.675
Unique ID: D017905
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017905
Scope Note: Inorganic salts or organic esters of phosphorous acid that contain the (3-)PO3 radical. (From Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)
Entry Term(s): Phosphite
Previous Indexing: Organophosphorus Compounds (1973-1993); Phosphorous Acids (1968-1993)
Public MeSH Note: 94
History Note: 94
Date Established: 1994/01/01
Date of Entry: 1993/06/04
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)

Phosphites MeSH Descriptor Data 2025