DeCS

Descriptor English:

Asbestos

Descriptor Spanish:

Amianto

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	amianto
Entry term(s)	asbesto asbestos
Scope note:	Minerales fibrosos incombustibles compuestos por silicatos de magnesio y calcio con o sin otros elementos. Químicamente son relativamente inertes y se utilizan como aislante térmico. La inhalación del polvo produce asbestosis y más tardíamente neoplasias pulmonares y digestivas.

Descriptor Portuguese:

Amianto

Descriptor French:

Amiante

Entry term(s):

Asbeste

Tree number(s):

D01.578.725.050
D01.837.725.700.760.070

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001194

Scope note:

Asbestos. Fibrous incombustible mineral composed of magnesium and calcium silicates with or without other elements. It is relatively inert chemically and used in thermal insulation and fireproofing. Inhalation of dust causes asbestosis and later lung and gastrointestinal neoplasms.

Annotation:

general or unspecified; prefer specifics; /tox: consider also ASBESTOSIS; disease: coordinate with ASBESTOS /tox and disease /etiol, not disease /chem ind; asbestos fibers: coordinate with MINERAL FIBERS

Allowable Qualifiers:

AD administration et posologie
AE effets indésirables
AG agonistes
AI antagonistes et inhibiteurs
AN analyse
BL sang
CF liquide cérébrospinal
CH composition chimique
CL classification
CS synthèse chimique
EC économie
HI histoire
IM immunologie
IP isolement et purification
ME métabolisme
PD pharmacologie
PK pharmacocinétique
PO intoxication
RE effets des radiations
SD ressources et distribution
ST normes
TO toxicité
TU usage thérapeutique
UR urine

Pharm Action:

Carcinogens

Registry Number:

1332-21-4

CAS Type 1 Name:

Asbestos

DeCS ID:

1200

Unique ID:

D001194

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