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Dichlorodiphenyl Dichloroethylene MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Dichlorodiphenyl Dichloroethylene
Tree Number(s)
D02.455.526.439.292
Unique ID
D003633
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003633
Scope Note
An organochlorine pesticide, it is the ethylene metabolite of DDT.
Entry Term(s)
1,1-Dichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethylene
DDE
DDMU
DDX
p,p'-DDE
p,p-Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene
Pharm Action
Insecticides
Registry Number
4M7FS82U08
Related Numbers
1022-22-6
72-55-9
CAS Type 1 Name
Benzene, 1,1'-(dichloroethenylidene)bis(4-chloro-)
NLM Classification #
WA 240
Previous Indexing
Insecticides (1966-1972)
Public MeSH Note
2005; see DDE 1973-2004, DDMU was indexed under DICHLORODIPHENYL DICHLOROEHTYLENE 2005-2013
History Note
2005
Date Established
1974/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2013/07/08
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