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Descriptor English:   Polychlorinated Biphenyls 
Descriptor Spanish:   Bifenilos Policlorados 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Bifenilos Policlorados 
Synonyms English:   Polychlorobiphenyl Compounds
PCBs  
Tree Number:   D02.455.426.559.389.185.698
D02.455.526.439.773
SP4.011.097.039.739.460
Definition English:   Industrial products consisting of a mixture of chlorinated biphenyl congeners and isomers. These compounds are highly lipophilic and tend to accumulate in fat stores of animals. Many of these compounds are considered toxic and potential environmental pollutants. 
Indexing Annotation English:   "yusho poisoning": see note on RICE
Pharmacological Action:   Environmental Pollutants
 
History Note English:   92; was POLYCHLOROBIPHENYL COMPOUNDS 1971-91 (Prov 1971-72) 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
administration & dosage adverse effects
agonists antagonists & inhibitors
analysis blood
cerebrospinal fluid chemistry
classification chemical synthesis
contraindications diagnostic use
economics history
immunology isolation & purification
metabolism pharmacology
pharmacokinetics poisoning
radiation effects supply & distribution
standards toxicity
therapeutic use urine
Record Number:   30406 
Unique Identifier:   D011078 

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