"Dioxins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A family of compounds that contain the 1,4-dioxin structure. Many specific dioxin derivatives are listed as CARCINOGENS; TERATOGENS; or MUTAGENS.
| Descriptor ID |
D004147
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.309.500 D03.383.231
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dioxins" by people in Profiles.
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Persistent organic pollutants promote aggressiveness in prostate cancer. Oncogene. 2023 09; 42(38):2854-2867.
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The androgenic anabolic steroid tetrahydrogestrinone produces dioxin-like effects via the aryl hydrocarbon receptor. Toxicol In Vitro. 2012 Oct; 26(7):1129-33.
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Induction of the Cyp1a-1 dioxin-responsive enhancer in transgenic mice. Nucleic Acids Res. 1991 Dec 11; 19(23):6547-51.