"Trichloroethylene" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A highly volatile inhalation anesthetic used mainly in short surgical procedures where light anesthesia with good analgesia is required. It is also used as an industrial solvent. Prolonged exposure to high concentrations of the vapor can lead to cardiotoxicity and neurological impairment.
| Descriptor ID |
D014241
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.526.439.939
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| Concept/Terms |
Trichloroethylene- Trichloroethylene
- Trichloroethene
- Ethinyl Trichloride
- Trichloride, Ethinyl
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Trichloroethylene" by people in Profiles.
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Occupational exposure to chlorinated solvents and kidney cancer: a case-control study. Occup Environ Med. 2017 03; 74(4):268-274.
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Historical occupational trichloroethylene air concentrations based on inspection measurements from Shanghai, China. Ann Occup Hyg. 2015 Jan; 59(1):62-78.
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Occupational trichloroethylene exposure and renal carcinoma risk: evidence of genetic susceptibility by reductive metabolism gene variants. Cancer Res. 2010 Aug 15; 70(16):6527-36.
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Analysis of renal cell transformation following exposure to trichloroethene in vivo and its metabolite S-(dichlorovinyl)-L-cysteine in vitro. Toxicology. 2006 Jul 05; 224(1-2):108-18.
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Micellar partitioning and its effects on Henry's law constants of chlorinated solvents in anionic and nonionic surfactant solutions. Environ Sci Technol. 2006 Jan 01; 40(1):208-14.