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Descriptor English: Toxins, Biological
Descriptor Spanish: Toxinas Biológicas
Descriptor toxinas biológicas
Scope note: Sustancias químicas específicas, caracterizables, tóxicas, a menudo PROTEÍNAS, con propiedades biológicas específicas, entre las que se incluyen la inmunogenicidad, que son producidas por microbios, plantas superiores (PLANTAS TÓXICAS) o ANIMALES.
Descriptor Portuguese: Toxinas Biológicas
Descriptor French: Toxines biologiques
Entry term(s): Biological Toxins
Tree number(s): D23.946
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014118
Scope note: Specific, characterizable, poisonous chemicals, often PROTEINS, with specific biological properties, including immunogenicity, produced by microbes, higher plants (PLANTS, TOXIC), or ANIMALS.
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer specifics; /antag permitted but consider also ANTITOXINS
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Public MeSH Note: 2006; see TOXINS 1966-2005, see TOXINS AND ANTITOXINS 1963-1965
History Note: 2006(1966)
Related: Antidotes MeSH
Antitoxins MeSH
Noxae MeSH
Toxoids MeSH
DeCS ID: 14511
Unique ID: D014118
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2006/07/05
Toxins, Biological - Preferred
Concept UI M0021724
Scope note Specific, characterizable, poisonous chemicals, often PROTEINS, with specific biological properties, including immunogenicity, produced by microbes, higher plants (PLANTS, TOXIC), or ANIMALS.
Preferred term Toxins, Biological
Entry term(s) Biological Toxins



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