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Descriptor English: Asbestos, Serpentine
Descriptor Spanish: Asbestos Serpentinas
Descriptor asbestos serpentinas
Entry term(s) asbesto blanco
crisotilo
serpentina (mineral)
Scope note: Tipo de asbesto que existe en la naturaleza como silicato de magnesio dihidratado. Existe en dos formas: antigorita, variedad laminada, y crisotilo, variedad fibrosa. Ésta constituye el 95 por ciento de todos los productos de asbesto. (Merck Index, 11th ed, p.893)
Descriptor Portuguese: Asbestos Serpentinas
Descriptor French: Amiante serpentine
Entry term(s): Antigorite
Asbestos, Serpentine, Chrysotile (Mg3(OH)4(Si2O5))
Chrysotile
Serpentine (Mineral)
Serpentine Asbestos
Tree number(s): D01.524.500.050
D01.578.725.050.075
D01.578.725.500.050
D01.837.725.700.760.070.110
D01.837.725.700.760.535.400
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017632
Scope note: A type of asbestos that occurs in nature as the dihydrate of magnesium silicate. It exists in two forms: antigorite, a plated variety, and chrysotile, a fibrous variety. The latter makes up 95% of all asbestos products. (From Merck Index, 11th ed, p.893)
Annotation: serpentine refers to the mottled or spotted surface resembling a serpent's skin
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
Previous Indexing: Asbestos (1969-1993)
Public MeSH Note: 94; CHRYSOTILE was indexed under ASBESTOS 1974-93
Online Note: use ASBESTOS, SERPENTINE (NM) to search CHRYSOTILE 1980-93
History Note: 94; CHRYSOTILE was (NM) 1974-93
DeCS ID: 31633
Unique ID: D017632
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1994/01/01
Date of Entry: 1993/06/16
Revision Date: 2001/07/25
Asbestos, Serpentine - Preferred
Concept UI M0026698
Scope note A type of asbestos that occurs in nature as the dihydrate of magnesium silicate. It exists in two forms: antigorite, a plated variety, and chrysotile, a fibrous variety. The latter makes up 95% of all asbestos products. (From Merck Index, 11th ed, p.893)
Preferred term Asbestos, Serpentine
Entry term(s) Serpentine (Mineral)
Serpentine Asbestos
Asbestos, Serpentine, Chrysotile (Mg3(OH)4(Si2O5)) - Narrower
Concept UI M0331320
Preferred term Asbestos, Serpentine, Chrysotile (Mg3(OH)4(Si2O5))
Chrysotile - Narrower
Concept UI M0026697
Preferred term Chrysotile
Antigorite - Narrower
Concept UI M0026699
Preferred term Antigorite



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