| Descriptor English: | Polychlorinated Biphenyls | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Bifenilos Policlorados
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Bifenilos Policlorados | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Polychlorobiphényles | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Biphenyl, Polychlorinated Biphenyls, Polychlorinated Compounds, Polychlorobiphenyl PCBs Polychlorinated Biphenyl Polychlorobiphenyl Compounds |
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| Tree number(s): |
D02.309.750 D02.455.426.559.389.185.698 D02.455.526.439.773 SP4.606.635.419.496.399.253 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011078 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Industrial products consisting of a mixture of chlorinated biphenyl congeners and isomers. These compounds are highly lipophilic and tend to accumulate in fat stores of animals. Many of these compounds are considered toxic and potential environmental pollutants. |
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| Annotation: | "yusho poisoning": see note on RICE |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
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 |
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| Pharm Action: |
Environmental Pollutants |
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| Registry Number: | DFC2HB4I0K | ||||||
| Previous Indexing: |
Biphenyl Compounds (1966-1970) |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 92; was POLYCHLOROBIPHENYL COMPOUNDS 1973-91 |
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| Online Note: | use POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS to search POLYCHLOROBIPHENYL COMPOUNDS 1971-91 (as Prov 1971-72) |
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| History Note: | 92; was POLYCHLOROBIPHENYL COMPOUNDS 1971-91 (Prov 1971-72) |
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| DeCS ID: | 30406 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D011078 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1973/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2020/05/27 |
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PUBLIC HEALTH
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Polychlorinated Biphenyls
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| Concept UI |
M0017159 |
| Scope note | Industrial products consisting of a mixture of chlorinated biphenyl congeners and isomers. These compounds are highly lipophilic and tend to accumulate in fat stores of animals. Many of these compounds are considered toxic and potential environmental pollutants. |
| Preferred term | Polychlorinated Biphenyls |
| Entry term(s) |
Biphenyl, Polychlorinated Biphenyls, Polychlorinated Compounds, Polychlorobiphenyl PCBs Polychlorinated Biphenyl Polychlorobiphenyl Compounds |
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