"Solvents" 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.
Liquids that dissolve other substances (solutes), generally solids, without any change in chemical composition, as, water containing sugar. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D012997
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.720.844
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Solvents" by people in Profiles.
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Autism spectrum disorders in relation to distribution of hazardous air pollutants in the san francisco bay area. Environ Health Perspect. 2006 Sep; 114(9):1438-44.
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Alcohol, folate, methionine, and risk of incident breast cancer in the American Cancer Society Cancer Prevention Study II Nutrition Cohort. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2003 Feb; 12(2):161-4.
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Occupational exposures to solvents and aluminium and estimated risk of Alzheimer's disease. Occup Environ Med. 1998 Sep; 55(9):627-33.
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Solvent exposure as a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease: a case-control study. Am J Epidemiol. 1995 Jun 01; 141(11):1059-71; discussion 1072-9.