| Descriptor English: | Naphthacenes | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | Naftacenos 
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Naftacenos | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Naphtacènes | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | Benz(b)Anthracenes Tetracenes | ||||||
| Tree number(s): | D02.455.426.559.847.562 D04.615.562 | ||||||
| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009279 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Polyacenes with four ortho-fused benzene rings in a straight linear arrangement. This group is best known for the subclass called TETRACYCLINES. | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| Public MeSH Note: | 66 | ||||||
| History Note: | 66 | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 9471 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D009279 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2006/07/05 | 
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                | Concept UI | M0014457 | 
| Scope note | Polyacenes with four ortho-fused benzene rings in a straight linear arrangement. This group is best known for the subclass called TETRACYCLINES. | 
| Preferred term | Naphthacenes | 
| Entry term(s) | Benz(b)Anthracenes Tetracenes | 
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