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Descriptor English: Benzene
Descriptor Spanish: Benceno
Descriptor benceno
Entry term(s) benzol
Scope note: Hidrocarburo líquido tóxico, volátil e inflamable, subproducto de la destilación del carbón. Se utiliza como disolvente industrial para pinturas, barnices, diluyentes de lacas, gasolina, etc. El benceno causa daños agudos en el sistema nervioso central y daños crónicos en la médula ósea y es cancerígeno. En tiempos pasados se utilizó como parasiticida.
Descriptor Portuguese: Benzeno
Descriptor French: Benzène
Entry term(s): Benzol
Benzole
Cyclohexatriene
Tree number(s): D02.455.426.559.389.023
SP4.606.635.419.124.297
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001554
Scope note: Toxic, volatile, flammable liquid hydrocarbon byproduct of coal distillation. It is used as an industrial solvent in paints, varnishes, lacquer thinners, gasoline, etc. Benzene causes central nervous system damage acutely and bone marrow damage chronically and is carcinogenic. It was formerly used as parasiticide.
Annotation: do not confuse with benzil or benzal
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
Entry Combination: analogs & derivatives:Benzene Derivatives
Registry Number: J64922108F
CAS Type 1 Name: Benzene
DeCS ID: 1576
Unique ID: D001554
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2013/07/08
Benzene - Preferred
Concept UI M0002332
Scope note Toxic, volatile, flammable liquid hydrocarbon byproduct of coal distillation. It is used as an industrial solvent in paints, varnishes, lacquer thinners, gasoline, etc. Benzene causes central nervous system damage acutely and bone marrow damage chronically and is carcinogenic. It was formerly used as parasiticide.
Preferred term Benzene
Entry term(s) Benzol
Benzole
Cyclohexatriene



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