Fluorocarbons

"Fluorocarbons" 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.

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Liquid perfluorinated carbon compounds which may or may not contain a hetero atom such as nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur, but do not contain another halogen or hydrogen atom. This concept includes fluorocarbon emulsions and fluorocarbon blood substitutes.

Descriptor ID	D005466
MeSH Number(s)	D02.455.526.510.435
Concept/Terms	Fluorocarbons Fluorocarbons Perfluorocarbons Telomer Fluorocarbons Telomer Fluorocarbons Fluorocarbons, Telomer Fluorinated Telomer Alcohols Fluorinated Telomer Alcohols Alcohols, Fluorinated Telomer Telomer Alcohols, Fluorinated Polyfluorinated Telomer Alcohols Alcohols, Polyfluorinated Telomer Telomer Alcohols, Polyfluorinated Fluoro-Telomer Alcohols Alcohols, Fluoro-Telomer Fluoro Telomer Alcohols Fluorocarbon Emulsions Fluorocarbon Emulsions Emulsions, Fluorocarbon

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Organic Chemicals [D02]
Hydrocarbons [D02.455]
Hydrocarbons, Halogenated [D02.455.526]
Hydrocarbons, Fluorinated [D02.455.526.510]
Fluorocarbons [D02.455.526.510.435]

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Bar chart showing 34 publications over 19 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2025

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1998	2	0	2
1999	1	0	1
2000	1	0	1
2001	1	1	2
2002	1	0	1
2007	0	1	1
2008	1	0	1
2011	0	1	1
2012	3	0	3
2015	1	0	1
2016	0	1	1
2017	1	0	1
2019	1	2	3
2020	2	0	2
2021	1	1	2
2022	1	1	2
2023	1	0	1
2024	3	0	3
2025	5	0	5

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Reeves KW, Oulhote Y, Grandjean P, Nielsen F. Associations of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) with terminal ductal lobular unit involution of the normal breast. Breast Cancer Res. 2025 Aug 18; 27(1):148.

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Ekuban FA, Gripshover TC, Ames P, Biswas K, Bolatimi OE, Abramson J, Iyer M, Luo J, Ekuban A, Hwang JY, Park JW, Banerjee M, Watson WH, Wahlang B, Bello D, Schlezinger JJ, McClain CJ, Cave MC. Perfluorooctane sulfonate exposure and alcohol-associated liver disease severity in a mouse chronic-binge ethanol feeding model. Toxicol Sci. 2025 Aug 01; 206(2):388-408.

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Schlezinger JJ, Bello A, Mangano KM, Biswas K, Patel PP, Pennoyer EH, Wolever TMS, Heiger-Bernays WJ, Bello D. Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in circulation in a Canadian population: their association with serum-liver enzyme biomarkers and piloting a novel method to reduce serum-PFAS. Environ Health. 2025 Mar 15; 24(1):10.

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Joseph KM, Boatman AK, Dodds JN, Kirkwood-Donelson KI, Ryan JP, Zhang J, Thiessen PA, Bolton EE, Valdiviezo A, Sapozhnikova Y, Rusyn I, Schymanski EL, Baker ES. Multidimensional library for the improved identification of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Sci Data. 2025 Jan 25; 12(1):150.

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Mascari M, Cohen N, Yao M, Huang J, Lane J, Reeves KW, Balasubramanian R, Liu Z, Laouali N, Daniel LM, Chen CY, Seng CY, Shiao-Yng C, Kee MZL, Valvi D, Oulhote Y. Associations of cord blood concentrations of perfluoroalkyl substances with autistic traits in Singaporean children: The growing up in Singapore towards healthy outcomes study. Chemosphere. 2025 Feb; 371:144040.

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Schlezinger JJ, Biswas K, Garcia A, Heiger-Bernays WJ, Bello D. An oat fiber intervention for reducing PFAS body burden: A pilot study in male C57Bl/6?J mice. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2025 Feb; 495:117188.

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Sable HJK, Merced-Nieves FM, Meyer JS. Introduction to "Effects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) within a developmental context". Neurotoxicol Teratol. 2024 Jul-Aug; 104:107372.

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Sears CG, Liu Y, Lanphear BP, Buckley JP, Meyer J, Xu Y, Chen A, Yolton K, Braun JM. Evaluating Mixtures of Urinary Phthalate Metabolites and Serum Per-/Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Relation to Adolescent Hair Cortisol: The HOME Study. Am J Epidemiol. 2024 02 05; 193(3):454-468.

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Zahm S, Bonde JP, Chiu WA, Hoppin J, Kanno J, Abdallah M, Blystone CR, Calkins MM, Dong GH, Dorman DC, Fry R, Guo H, Haug LS, Hofmann JN, Iwasaki M, Machala M, Mancini FR, Maria-Engler SS, M?ller P, Ng JC, Pallardy M, Post GB, Salihovic S, Schlezinger J, Soshilov A, Steenland K, Steffensen IL, Tryndyak V, White A, Woskie S, Fletcher T, Ahmadi A, Ahmadi N, Benbrahim-Tallaa L, Bijoux W, Chittiboyina S, de Conti A, Facchin C, Madia F, Mattock H, Merdas M, Pasqual E, Suonio E, Viegas S, Zupunski L, Wedekind R, Schubauer-Berigan MK. Carcinogenicity of perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid. Lancet Oncol. 2024 Jan; 25(1):16-17.

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Carwile JL, Seshasayee SM, Ahrens KA, Hauser R, Driban JB, Rosen CJ, Gordon CM, Fleisch AF. Serum PFAS and Urinary Phthalate Biomarker Concentrations and Bone Mineral Density in 12-19 Year Olds: 2011-2016 NHANES. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2022 07 14; 107(8):e3343-e3352.

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