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MeSH Heading: Radiation-Protective Agents
Tree Number(s): D27.505.696.706.776; D27.720.799.763
Unique ID: D011837
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011837
Annotation: SUNSCREENING AGENTS is also available; use RADIATION PROTECTION for shielding from diagnostic x-rays; note entry term RADIATION-PROTECTIVE EFFECT: use only for the radiation protective effect of a chemical substance
Scope Note: Drugs used to protect against ionizing radiation. They are usually of interest for use in radiation therapy but have been considered for other purposes, e.g. military.
Entry Version: RAD PROTECTIVE AGENTS
Entry Term(s): Agents, Radiation-Protective; Radiation Protectant; Radiation Protectants; Radiation Protective Agent; Radiation Protective Agents; Radiation-Protective Agent; Radiation-Protective Drug; Radiation-Protective Drugs; Radiation-Protective Effect; Radiation-Protective Effects; Radioprotective Agent; Radioprotective Agents; Radioprotective Drug; Radioprotective Drugs
NLM Classification #: QV 380
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/08/13

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)

Chemical Actions and Uses [D27]
- Pharmacologic Actions [D27.505]
  - Physiological Effects of Drugs [D27.505.696]
    - Protective Agents [D27.505.696.706]

Chemical Actions and Uses [D27]
- Specialty Uses of Chemicals [D27.720]
  - Protective Agents [D27.720.799]

Radiation-Protective Agents Preferred

Concept UI: M0018387
Scope Note: Drugs used to protect against ionizing radiation. They are usually of interest for use in radiation therapy but have been considered for other purposes, e.g. military.
Terms: Radiation-Protective Agents Preferred Term
Term UI T034930
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Radiation-Protective Drugs
Term UI T034932
Date11/22/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); Radioprotective Agents
Term UI T034931
Date11/22/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); Radioprotective Drugs
Term UI T034933
Date11/22/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); Radiation Protectant
Term UI T000998410
Date11/20/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Radiation-Protective Agent
Term UI T000998411
Date11/20/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Radiation Protective Agent
Term UI T000998412
Date11/20/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Radiation-Protective Drug
Term UI T000998413
Date11/20/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Radioprotective Agent
Term UI T000998414
Date11/20/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Radioprotective Drug
Term UI T000998415
Date11/20/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Agents, Radiation-Protective
Term UI T034928
Date12/07/1977
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Radiation Protective Agents
Term UI T034929
Date12/07/1977
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Radiation Protectants
Term UI T034934
Date10/21/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996)

Radiation-Protective Effect Related

Radiation-Protective Agents MeSH Descriptor Data 2024