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Descriptor English: Nitrosamines
Descriptor Spanish: Nitrosaminas
Descriptor nitrosaminas
Entry term(s) nitrosamina
Scope note: Clase de compuestos que contienen un radical -NH2 y un -NO. Muchos miembros de este grupo tienen propiedades carcinogénicas y mutagénicas.
Descriptor Portuguese: Nitrosaminas
Descriptor French: Nitrosamines
Entry term(s): Nitrosamine
Tree number(s): D02.654.442
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009602
Scope note: A class of compounds that contain a -NH2 and a -NO radical. Many members of this group have carcinogenic and mutagenic properties.
Annotation: carcinogens
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
DeCS ID: 9788
Unique ID: D009602
NLM Classification: QV 627
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/05/27
Nitrosamines - Preferred
Concept UI M0014920
Scope note A class of compounds that contain a -NH2 and a -NO radical. Many members of this group have carcinogenic and mutagenic properties.
Preferred term Nitrosamines
Entry term(s) Nitrosamine



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