Chemicals and Drugs

Plasticizers

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.

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Abstract

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.

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  • Plasticizer

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18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity.

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Previous Indexing

  • Phthalic Acids (1970-1976)

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  1. D27.720.760w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Plasticizers. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010968. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010968
  2. Plasticizers. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasticizer
  3. Plasticizers. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q910212