| Descriptor English: | Temefos | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Temefós                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Temefós | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Téméfos | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | 
                                    Abate Difos Temephos  | 
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| Tree number(s): | 
                                        D02.705.400.625.800 D02.705.539.345.800 D02.886.300.692.800  | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000002 | ||||||
| Scope note: | An organothiophosphate insecticide. | 
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| Annotation: | for use to kill or control insects, use no qualifiers on the insecticide or the insect; appropriate qualifiers may be used when other aspects of the insecticide are discussed such as the effect on a physiologic process or behavioral aspect of the insect; for poisoning, coordinate with ORGANOPHOSPHATE POISONING | 
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| 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 RE radiation effects SD supply & distribution ST standards TO toxicity TU therapeutic use UR urine  | 
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| Pharm Action: | 
                                                                                                    Insecticides | 
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| Registry Number: | ONP3ME32DL | ||||||
| CAS Type 1 Name: | Phosphorothioic acid, O,O'-(thiodi-4,1-phenylene) O,O,O',O'-tetramethyl ester | ||||||
| Previous Indexing: | 
                                                Insecticides (1966-1971) | 
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| Public MeSH Note: | 96; was ABATE 1972-95 (see under INSECTICIDES, ORGANOTHIOPHOSPHATE 1972-90) | 
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| History Note: | 96; was ABATE 1972-95 (see under INSECTICIDES, ORGANOTHIOPHOSPHATE 1972-90) | 
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| DeCS ID: | 2 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D000002 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1991/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2013/07/08 | 
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                        Temefos                                            
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                        Abate                                            
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                        Difos                                            
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                | Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0000002 | 
                                
| Scope note | An organothiophosphate insecticide. | 
| Preferred term | Temefos | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Temephos                                                 | 
                                
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0352201 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Abate | 
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                                        M0352200 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Difos | 
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