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MeSH Heading: Mutagens
Tree Number(s): D27.888.569.468
Unique ID: D009153
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009153
Annotation: consider also MUTATION
Scope Note: Chemical agents that increase the rate of genetic mutation by interfering with the function of nucleic acids. A clastogen is a specific mutagen that causes breaks in chromosomes.
Entry Term(s): Clastogen; Clastogens; Genotoxin; Genotoxins; Mutagen
Registry Numbers: 0
See Also: Alkylating Agents; DNA Adducts; Mutagenesis
Public MeSH Note: 66
History Note: 66(65)
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

analysis (AN)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

Concept UI: M0014274
Registry Numbers: 0
Scope Note: Chemical agents that increase the rate of genetic mutation by interfering with the function of nucleic acids. A clastogen is a specific mutagen that causes breaks in chromosomes.
Terms: Mutagens Preferred Term
Term UI T027344
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1965); Genotoxins
Term UI T027345
Date04/10/1996
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1997); Mutagen
Term UI T000997365
Date11/19/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Genotoxin
Term UI T000997366
Date11/19/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021)

Mutagens MeSH Descriptor Data 2025