Search Strategy Used to Create PubMed's Toxicology Subset

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This strategy was created by NLM's Specialized Information Services to facilitate searching for subjects in the area of toxicology. This subset can also be used in a search as tox [sb].
Example: lead AND tox [sb]

Strategy last modified February 2007.

inorganic chemicals/ae[mh] OR alcohols/ae[mh] OR aldehydes/ae[mh] OR 
amides/ae[mh] OR amidines/ae[mh] OR amines/ae[mh] OR azo compounds/ae[mh]  
OR boron compounds/ae[mh]  OR carboxylic acids/ae[mh] OR ethers/ae[mh] OR 
free radicals/ae[mh] OR glycosylation end products, advanced/ae[mh] OR 
hydrazines/ae[mh] OR hydrocarbons/ae[mh] OR imides/ae[mh] OR imines/ae[mh]  
OR isocyanates/ae[mh] OR ketones/ae[mh] OR lactones/ae[mh] OR nitriles/ae[mh]
or amyl nitrite/ae[mh] OR nitro compounds/ae[mh] OR nitroso compounds/ae[mh]
OR onium compounds/ae[mh] OR organometallic compounds/ae[mh]  OR 
organophosphorus compounds/ae[mh] OR organoselenium compounds/ae[mh]  
OR organosilicon compounds/ae[mh] OR organothiophosphorus
compounds/ae[mh] OR phenols/ae[mh] OR quinones/ae[mh] OR semicarbazides/ae[mh] 
OR sulfur compounds/ae[mh] OR triazines/ae[mh] OR urea/ae[mh] OR 
heterocyclic compounds/ae[mh] OR polycyclic hydrocarbons/ae[mh] OR 
reproductive control agents/ae[mh] OR 
abortifacient agents/ae OR
contraceptive agents/ae OR
fertility agents/ae OR
luteolytic agents/ae OR
menstruation-inducing agents/ae OR
oxytocics/ae OR
tocolytic agents/ae OR
central nervous system agents/ae[mh] OR
peripheral nervous system agents/ae[mh] OR 
autonomic agents/ae OR
neuromuscular agents/ae OR
sensory system agents/ae OR
cardiovascular agents/ae[mh] OR 
biomedical and dental materials/ae [mh] OR
alloys/ae OR
biocompatible materials/ae OR
bone cements/ae OR
cariogenic agents/ae OR
cariostatic agents/ae OR
dental materials/ae OR
mouthwashes/ae OR
tissue adhesives/ae OR
anti-infective agents/ae[mh] OR 
dermatologic agents/ae[mh] OR 
enzyme activators/ae[mh] OR
(gtp phosphohydrolase activators AND adverse effects) OR
animals, poisonous[mh] OR plants, medicinal/ae[mh] OR 
plants, toxic[mh] OR 
environmental illness [mh] OR occupational diseases [mh] OR poisoning [mh] OR 
substance-related disorders [mh] OR burns, chemical [mh] OR 
radiation injuries [mh] OR neoplasms/ci[mh] OR 
musculoskeletal diseases/ci [mh] OR digestive system diseases/ci [mh] OR 
stomatognathic diseases/ci [mh] OR 
jaw diseases/ci OR
mouth diseases/ci OR
pharyngeal diseases/ci OR
stomatognathic system abnormalities/ci OR
temporomandibular joint disorders/ci OR
tooth diseases/ci OR
respiratory tract diseases/ci [mh] OR 
otorhinolaryngologic diseases/ci [mh] OR nervous system diseases/ci [mh] OR 
eye diseases/ci[mh] OR 
fournier gangrene/ci OR
male urogenital diseases/ci [mh] OR
tuberculosis, urogenital/ci OR
female urogenital diseases/ci OR
urologic diseases/ci OR  
genital diseases, female/ci [mh] OR cardiovascular diseases/ci [mh] OR 
hemic and lymphatic diseases/ci [mh] OR 
hematologic diseases/ci OR  
lymphatic diseases/ci OR
endocrine diseases/ci [mh] OR immunologic diseases/ci [mh] OR
animal diseases/ci [mh] OR 
hearing loss, noise-induced [mh] OR 
heavy metal poisoning, nervous system [mh] OR 
environmental pollutants [mh] OR 
noxae[mh] OR drug therapy/ae [mh] OR 
feminine hygiene products/ae [mh] OR tissue expanders/ae [mh] OR mental disorders/ci [mh] OR toxicology [mh] OR 
metabolic detoxication, drug [mh] OR drug interactions [mh] OR 
environmental pollution [mh] OR radiologic health [mh] OR 
accidents, occupational [mh] OR adverse drug reaction reporting systems [mh] OR
venoms/to [mh] OR skin and connective tissue diseases/ci OR 
nutritional and metabolic diseases/ci OR persian gulf syndrome OR 
anticarcinogenic agents/ae OR pesticides/to [mh] OR 
technology, industry, and agriculture/ae [mh] OR 
water pollutants, chemical [mh] OR
environmental monitoring [mh] OR 
specialty uses of chemicals/ae [mh] OR
toxic actions [mh] OR
food and beverages/to [mh] OR
food and beverages/po [mh] OR
abnormalities/ci [mh] OR
abnormalities, drug-induced [mh] OR
birth weight/de [mh] OR
fetal diseases/ci [mh] OR
fetal death/ci [mh] OR
abortion, habitual/ci [mh] OR
fetal alcohol syndrome [mh] OR
neurotox* OR immunotox* OR nephrotox* OR
toxicity tests [mh] OR toxif* OR toxig* OR radiotherapy/ae [mh] OR
carcinogen* OR mutagen* OR poison* OR terato* [tw] OR terata* [tw] OR toxic OR toxica* OR toxicd* 
OR toxice* OR toxicf* OR toxich* OR toxici* OR toxicl* OR toxico* [tw] OR toxics* 
OR toxict* OR toxicu* OR toxicy*  OR lc50 OR chemical terrorism

Last reviewed: 29 January 2008
Last updated: 28 March 2007
First published: 22 August 2000
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