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MeSH Heading: Protective Agents
Tree Number(s): D27.505.696.706; D27.720.799
Unique ID: D020011
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020011
Annotation: general; prefer specific groups of protective agents
Scope Note: Synthetic or natural substances which are given to prevent a disease or disorder or are used in the process of treating a disease or injury due to a poisonous agent.
Entry Term(s): Protective Agent; Protective Drug; Protective Drugs
Public MeSH Note: 98
History Note: 98
Date Established: 1998/01/01
Date of Entry: 1997/06/20
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: M0029717
Scope Note: Synthetic or natural substances which are given to prevent a disease or disorder or are used in the process of treating a disease or injury due to a poisonous agent.
Terms: Protective Agents Preferred Term
Term UI T059640
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998); Protective Agent
Term UI T000999072
Date11/22/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Protective Drug
Term UI T000999073
Date11/22/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Protective Drugs
Term UI T059639
Date05/27/1997
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998)

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