Biological Agents
"Biological Agents" 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.
Organisms or complex pharmaceutical substances, preparations, or agents of organic origin, usually obtained by biological methods or assay. Biological agents are differentiated from BIOLOGICAL FACTORS in that the latter are compounds with biological or physiological activity made by living organisms. (From Webster's 3d ed).
| Descriptor ID |
D001688
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D20.215
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| Concept/Terms |
Biologic Products- Biologic Products
- Products, Biologic
- Biologics
- Products, Biological
- Biological Products
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Biological Agents" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.