DeCS

Descriptor English:

Cytotoxins

Descriptor Spanish:

Citotoxinas

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	citotoxinas
Entry term(s)	agente citotóxico agentes citotóxicos citolisinas citotoxina sustancias citotóxicas
Scope note:	Sustancias que son tóxicas para las células. Pueden intervenir en la inmunidad o pueden formar parte de venenos. Se distinguen de los CITOSTÁTICOS en el grado de efecto. Algunas se utilizan como ANTIBIÓTICOS CITOTÓXICOS. Muchos de ellos actúan como ALQUILANTES o MODULADORES DE LA MITOSIS.

Descriptor Portuguese:

Citotoxinas

Descriptor French:

Cytotoxines

Entry term(s):

Agents cytotoxiques
Cytolysines
Médicaments cytotoxiques
Substances cytotoxiques

Tree number(s):

D27.888.569.213

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003603

Scope note:

Substances that are toxic to cells; they may be involved in immunity or may be contained in venoms. These are distinguished from CYTOSTATIC AGENTS in degree of effect. Some of them are used as CYTOTOXIC ANTIBIOTICS. The mechanism of action of many of these are as ALKYLATING AGENTS or MITOSIS MODULATORS.

Annotation:

/antag permitted but consider also ANTITOXINS; coordinate with source of cytotoxin

Allowable Qualifiers:

AD administration et posologie
AE effets indésirables
AG agonistes
AI antagonistes et inhibiteurs
AN analyse
BI biosynthèse
BL sang
CF liquide cérébrospinal
CH composition chimique
CL classification
CS synthèse chimique
DF déficit
EC économie
GE génétique
HI histoire
IM immunologie
IP isolement et purification
ME métabolisme
PD pharmacologie
PH physiologie
PK pharmacocinétique
PO intoxication
RE effets des radiations
SD ressources et distribution
ST normes
TO toxicité
TU usage thérapeutique
UR urine