Benz(a)Anthracenes
"Benz(a)Anthracenes" 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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Four fused benzyl rings with three linear and one angular, that can be viewed as a benzyl-phenanthrenes. Compare with NAPHTHACENES which are four linear rings.
| Descriptor ID |
D001551
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.426.559.847.149 D04.615.149
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Benz(a)Anthracenes" by people in Profiles.
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Tooker BC, Quinn K, Armstrong M, Bauer AK, Reisdorph N. Comparing the effects of an exposure to a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon mixture versus individual polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons during monocyte to macrophage differentiation: Mixture exposure results in altered immune metrics. J Appl Toxicol. 2021 10; 41(10):1568-1583.