Concept information
Preferred term
Dimercaprol
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- 2,3 Dimercaptopropanol
- 2,3-Dimercaptopropanol
- 2,3 Dithiopropan 1 o1
- 2,3-Dithiopropan-1-o1
- Anti-Lewisite Agent, British
- Anti-Lewisite, British
- British Anti Lewisite
- British Anti-Lewisite
- British Anti Lewisite Agent
- British Anti-Lewisite Agent
Scope note
- An anti-gas warfare agent that is effective against Lewisite (dichloro(2-chlorovinyl)arsine) and formerly known as British Anti-Lewisite or BAL. It acts as a chelating agent and is used in the treatment of arsenic, gold, and other heavy metal poisoning.
In other languages
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Finnish
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dimercaprolum
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D004112
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