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MeSH Heading: Hexachlorocyclohexane
Tree Number(s): D02.455.526.439.600
Unique ID: D001556
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001556
Annotation: do not confuse entry term BENZENE HEXACHLORIDE with HEXACHLOROBENZENE
Scope Note: Any of several polyhalogenated organic compounds consisting of a six-carbon ring with one chlorine and one hydrogen attached to each carbon.
Entry Term(s): BHC Insecticide; Benzene Hexachloride; Delitex; Epsilon-hexachlorocyclohexane; Eta-hexachlorocyclohexane; Gamma-666; Gammexane; Hexachlorane; Jacutin; Kwell; Lindane; PMS-Lindane; Scabecid; Scabene; Scabisan; Tetocid; Zeta-hexachlorocyclohexane; gamma-Benzene Hexachloride; gamma-HCH; gamma-Hexachlorocyclohexane
Pharm Action: Insecticides
Registry Number: 59NEE7PCAB
Related Numbers: 58-89-9
CAS Type 1 Name: Cyclohexane, 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachloro-, (1alpha,2alpha,3beta,4alpha,5alpha,6beta)-
Public MeSH Note: 2019; see BENZENE HEXACHLORIDE 1963-95; LINDANE 1995-2018
History Note: 2019(1996); use BENZENE HEXACHLORIDE 1963-95; LINDANE 1995-2018
Date Established: 1996/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2019/07/02

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Concept UI: M000641931
Registry Number: 0
Scope Note: An organochlorine insecticide made up of greater than 99% gamma-Hexachlorocyclohexane. It has been used as a pediculicide and scabicide, and shown to cause cancer.
Terms: Lindane Preferred Term
Term UI T004514
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; gamma-Benzene Hexachloride
Term UI T004508
Date05/17/1976
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Gamma-666
Term UI T620727
Date11/30/2004
LexicalTag TRD
ThesaurusID NLM (2006); Gammexane
Term UI T004510
Date03/30/1983
LexicalTag TRD
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); gamma-HCH
Term UI T000941450
Date03/23/2018
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2019); gamma-Hexachlorocyclohexane
Term UI T004509
Date09/19/1984
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

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