Drug Discovery

"Drug Discovery" 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.

MeSH information

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The process of finding chemicals for potential therapeutic use.

Descriptor ID	D055808
MeSH Number(s)	E05.295 H01.158.703.007.675 H01.181.466.675
Concept/Terms	Drug Discovery Drug Discovery Discovery, Drug Drug Prospecting Drug Prospecting Prospecting, Drug

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Drug Discovery".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Drug Discovery [E05.295]
Natural Sciences [H]
Natural Science Disciplines [H01]
Biological Science Disciplines [H01.158]
Pharmacology [H01.158.703]
Chemistry, Pharmaceutical [H01.158.703.007]
Drug Discovery [H01.158.703.007.675]
Chemistry [H01.181]
Chemistry, Pharmaceutical [H01.181.466]
Drug Discovery [H01.181.466.675]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Drug Discovery".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Drug Discovery".

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