An evaluation of the benzidine test for occult blood in the feces.
1955
G H THORNTON, and
D G ILLINGWORTH
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D009780
Occult Blood
Chemical, spectroscopic, or microscopic detection of extremely small amounts of blood.
Fecal Occult Blood Test,Blood, Occult
D001769
Blood
The body fluid that circulates in the vascular system (BLOOD VESSELS). Whole blood includes PLASMA and BLOOD CELLS.
D005243
Feces
Excrement from the INTESTINES, containing unabsorbed solids, waste products, secretions, and BACTERIA of the DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001560
Benzidines
Very toxic industrial chemicals. They are absorbed through the skin, causing lethal blood, bladder, liver, and kidney damage and are potent, broad-spectrum carcinogens in most species.