"Plasticizers" 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.
Materials incorporated mechanically in plastics (usually PVC) to increase flexibility, workability or distensibility; due to the non-chemical inclusion, plasticizers leach out from the plastic and are found in body fluids and the general environment.
| Descriptor ID |
D010968
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.720.760
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Plasticizers" by people in Profiles.
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Wenzel AG, Reiner JL, Kohno S, Wolf BJ, Brock JW, Cruze L, Newman RB, Kucklick JR. Biomonitoring of emerging DINCH metabolites in pregnant women in charleston, SC: 2011-2014. Chemosphere. 2021 Jan; 262:128369.
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Huff M, da Silveira WA, Carnevali O, Renaud L, Hardiman G. Systems Analysis of the Liver Transcriptome in Adult Male Zebrafish Exposed to the Plasticizer (2-Ethylhexyl) Phthalate (DEHP). Sci Rep. 2018 02 01; 8(1):2118.
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Wenzel AG, Brock JW, Cruze L, Newman RB, Unal ER, Wolf BJ, Somerville SE, Kucklick JR. Prevalence and predictors of phthalate exposure in pregnant women in Charleston, SC. Chemosphere. 2018 Feb; 193:394-402.