"Charcoal" 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.
An amorphous form of carbon prepared from the incomplete combustion of animal or vegetable matter, e.g., wood. The activated form of charcoal is used in the treatment of poisoning. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D002606
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.268.150.150
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Charcoal" by people in Profiles.
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Contaminated commercial charcoal as a source of fungi in the respiratory tract. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 1991 Dec; 12(12):732-4.
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Comparison of dextran-coated charcoal and sucrose density gradient analyses of estrogen and progesterone receptors in human breast cancer. Cancer Res. 1980 Nov; 40(11):4127-32.