The study of the origin, nature, properties, and actions of drugs and their effects on living organisms.
Pharmacologies
D003033
Coal Tar
A by-product of the destructive distillation of coal used as a topical antieczematic. It is an antipruritic and keratoplastic agent used also in the treatment of psoriasis and other skin conditions. Occupational exposure to soots, tars, and certain mineral oils is known to be carcinogenic according to the Fourth Annual Report on Carcinogens (NTP 85-002, 1985) (Merck Index, 11th ed).
Clinitar,Estar,Tar, Coal
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012867
Skin
The outer covering of the body that protects it from the environment. It is composed of the DERMIS and the EPIDERMIS.
D012871
Skin Diseases
Diseases involving the DERMIS or EPIDERMIS.
Dermatoses,Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders,Dermatosis,Skin Disease
D019163
Reducing Agents
Materials that add an electron to an element or compound, that is, decrease the positiveness of its valence. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed)