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Abstract
Industrial products consisting of a mixture of chlorinated biphenyl congeners and isomers. These compounds are highly lipophilic and tend to accumulate in fat stores of animals. Many of these compounds are considered toxic and potential environmental pollutants.
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Drug Class
Pharmacological Action
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Synonyms
6 entry terms
- PCBs
- Polychlorinated Biphenyl
- Polychlorobiphenyl Compounds
- Biphenyl, Polychlorinated
- Biphenyls, Polychlorinated
- Compounds, Polychlorobiphenyl
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24 allowable subheadings
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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Indexing Annotation
"yusho poisoning": see note on RICE
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History Note
92; was POLYCHLOROBIPHENYL COMPOUNDS 1971-91 (Prov 1971-72)
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Previous Indexing
- Biphenyl Compounds (1966-1970)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Polychlorinated Biphenyls. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011078. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011078
- Polychlorinated Biphenyls. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polychlorinated_biphenyl
- Polychlorinated Biphenyls. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q211171