Concept information
Preferred term
Piperazine
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- 1,4 Diazacyclohexane
- 1,4-Diazacyclohexane
- 1,4 Piperazine
- 1,4-Piperazine
Note
- PIPERAZINES is also available
Scope note
- An anti-nematodal agent effective against the intestinal nematodes ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES (roundworm) and ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARIS (pinworm, threadworm). It produces a neuromuscular block leading to flaccid muscle paralysis in susceptible worms, which are then dislodged from the gut and expelled in feces.
History note
- 2019 (1982)
In other languages
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Finnish
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piperazinum
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000077489
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