Chemicals and Drugs

Chemosterilants

Compounds that cause reproductive sterility in organisms. They are sometimes used to control pest populations by sterilizing males within the population.

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Compounds that cause reproductive sterility in organisms. They are sometimes used to control pest populations by sterilizing males within the population.

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24 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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  1. D27.720.031w.700w.141w
  2. D27.888w.723w.141w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Chemosterilants. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002629. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002629
  2. Chemosterilants. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemosterilant
  3. Chemosterilants. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5090624