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Descriptor English: Chlordecone
Descriptor Spanish: Clordecona
Descriptor clordecona
Scope note: Insecticida compuesto de hidrocarburos policíclicos muy clorados cuyas elevadas cifras de átomo de cloro lo hace resistente a la degradación. Se ha demostrado que es tóxico a los mamíferos y causa cambios celulares anormales en animales de laboratorio.
Descriptor Portuguese: Clordecona
Descriptor French: Chlordécone
Entry term(s): Kepone
Tree number(s): D02.455.526.439.190
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007631
Scope note: A highly chlorinated polycyclic hydrocarbon insecticide whose large number of chlorine atoms makes it resistant to degradation. It has been shown to be toxic to mammals and causes abnormal cellular changes in laboratory animals.
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
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Pharm Action: Insecticides
Registry Number: RG5XJ88UDF
CAS Type 1 Name: 1,3,4-Metheno-2H-cyclobuta(cd)pentalen-2-one, 1,1a,3,3a,4,5,5,5a,5b,6-decachlorooctahydro-
Previous Indexing: Bridged Compounds (1969-1976)
Insecticides, Organochlorine (1973-1976)
Public MeSH Note: 96; was KEPONE 1977-95 (see under INSECTICIDES, ORGANOCHLORINE 1977-90); CHLORDECONE was see KEPONE 1977-95
History Note: 96; was KEPONE 1977-95 (see under INSECTICIDES, ORGANOCHLORINE 1977-90); CHLORDECONE was see KEPONE 1977-95
DeCS ID: 7800
Unique ID: D007631
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1976/04/16
Revision Date: 2013/07/08
Chlordecone - Preferred
Concept UI M0011942
Scope note A highly chlorinated polycyclic hydrocarbon insecticide whose large number of chlorine atoms makes it resistant to degradation. It has been shown to be toxic to mammals and causes abnormal cellular changes in laboratory animals.
Preferred term Chlordecone
Kepone - Narrower
Concept UI M0351865
Preferred term Kepone



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