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MeSH Heading: Bleaching Agents
Tree Number(s): D27.720.642.315
Unique ID: D057886
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D057886
Scope Note: Chemicals that are used to oxidize pigments and thus effect whitening.
Entry Term(s): Bleaching Agent; Whitening Agent; Whitening Agents
Previous Indexing: Oxidants (1992-2010); Oxidation-Reduction (1966-1991)
Public MeSH Note: 2011
History Note: 2011
Date Established: 2011/01/01
Date of Entry: 2010/06/25
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

analysis (AN)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

Concept UI: M0539611
Scope Note: Chemicals that are used to oxidize pigments and thus effect whitening.
Terms: Bleaching Agents Preferred Term
Term UI T758686
Date09/29/2009
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2011); Bleaching Agent
Term UI T000998091
Date11/20/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Whitening Agent
Term UI T000998092
Date11/20/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Whitening Agents
Term UI T758687
Date09/29/2009
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2011)

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