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Indicators and Reagents MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Indicators and Reagents
Tree Number(s)
D27.720.470.410
Unique ID
D007202
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007202
Annotation
coordinate NIM with specific substance (IM or NIM); REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC & REAGENT STRIPS are also available
Scope Note
Substances used for the detection, identification, analysis, etc. of chemical, biological, or pathologic processes or conditions. Indicators are substances that change in physical appearance, e.g., color, at or approaching the endpoint of a chemical titration, e.g., on the passage between acidity and alkalinity. Reagents are substances used for the detection or determination of another substance by chemical or microscopical means, especially analysis. Types of reagents are precipitants, solvents, oxidizers, reducers, fluxes, and colorimetric reagents. (From Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed, p301, p499)
Entry Version
INDICATORS REAGENTS
Entry Term(s)
Indicator
Indicators
Reagent
Reagents
Reagents and Indicators
Registry Numbers
0
See Also
Chelating Agents
Coloring Agents
Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2020/05/27
Indicators and Reagents Preferred
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