| Descriptor English: | Benzidines | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Bencidinas                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Benzidinas | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Benzidines | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | 
                                    Bianilines Biphenyldiamines  | 
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| Tree number(s): | 
                                        D02.455.426.559.389.185.100 | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001560 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Very toxic industrial chemicals. They are absorbed through the skin, causing lethal blood, bladder, liver, and kidney damage and are potent, broad-spectrum carcinogens in most species. | 
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| Allowable Qualifiers: | 
                                                                        AD                                                            administration & dosage AE adverse effects 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  | 
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| Public MeSH Note: | 77; was BENZIDINE see under AMINOBIPHENYL COMPOUNDS 1975-76, was BENZIDINE see under BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS 1966-74; 3,3'-DIAMINOBENZIDINE & DIANISIDINE were see under AMINOBIPHENYL COMPOUNDS 1975-76 | 
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| Online Note: | use BENZIDINES to search BENZIDINE 1975-77; use BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS 1966-74 | 
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| History Note: | 77; was BENZIDINE see under AMINOBIPHENYL COMPOUNDS 1975-76, was BENZIDINE see under BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS 1966-74 | 
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| Related: | 
                                                                                                                        Carcinogens
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| DeCS ID: | 1582 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D001560 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1977/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2000/06/22 | 
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                                        CHEMICALS AND DRUGS
 
Organic Chemicals [D02]Organic Chemicals 
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| Scope note | Very toxic industrial chemicals. They are absorbed through the skin, causing lethal blood, bladder, liver, and kidney damage and are potent, broad-spectrum carcinogens in most species. | 
| Preferred term | Benzidines | 
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                                                                                            Bianilines                                                 Biphenyldiamines  | 
                                
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