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Descriptor English: Dichlorodiphenyl Dichloroethylene
Descriptor Spanish: Diclorodifenil Dicloroetileno
Descriptor diclorodifenil dicloroetileno
Entry term(s) DDE
DDX
Scope note: Pesticida organoclorado. Es el metabolito etilénico del DDT.
Descriptor Portuguese: Diclorodifenil Dicloroetileno
Descriptor French: 1,1-Dichloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophényl)éthylène
Entry term(s): 1,1-Dichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethylene
DDE
DDMU
DDX
Dichloroethylene, Dichlorodiphenyl
p,p'-DDE
p,p-Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene
Tree number(s): D02.455.526.439.292
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003633
Scope note: An organochlorine pesticide, it is the ethylene metabolite of DDT.
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Pharm Action: Insecticides
Registry Number: 4M7FS82U08
CAS Type 1 Name: Benzene, 1,1'-(dichloroethenylidene)bis(4-chloro-)
Previous Indexing: Insecticides (1966-1972)
Public MeSH Note: 2005; see DDE 1973-2004, DDMU was indexed under DICHLORODIPHENYL DICHLOROEHTYLENE 2005-2013
History Note: 2005
DeCS ID: 3650
Unique ID: D003633
NLM Classification: WA 240
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1974/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2013/07/08
Dichlorodiphenyl Dichloroethylene - Preferred
Concept UI M0005687
Scope note An organochlorine pesticide, it is the ethylene metabolite of DDT.
Preferred term Dichlorodiphenyl Dichloroethylene
Entry term(s) 1,1-Dichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethylene
DDE
DDMU
DDX
Dichloroethylene, Dichlorodiphenyl
p,p'-DDE
p,p-Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene



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