Chemicals and Drugs

Fused-Ring Compounds

Polycyclic compounds with adjacent rings that share the same two adjacent atoms.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Polycyclic compounds with adjacent rings that share the same two adjacent atoms.

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  • Fused Ring Compounds

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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History Note

2017

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Previous Indexing

  • Polycyclic Compounds (1975-2016)

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  1. D04w.210

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Fused-Ring Compounds. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000072473. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000072473
  2. Fused-Ring Compounds. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q77937652