Concept information
Preferred term
Thimerosal
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Ethylmercurithiosalicylate, Sodium
- Mercurothiolate
- Sodium Ethylmercurithiosalicylate
- Thiomersal
- Thiomersalate
Scope note
- An ethylmercury-sulfidobenzoate that has been used as a preservative in VACCINES; ANTIVENINS; and OINTMENTS. It was formerly used as a topical antiseptic. It degrades to ethylmercury and thiosalicylate.
History note
- 91(75); was see under ETHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS 1980-90; was see under ETHYL MERCURY COMPOUNDS 1975-79
In other languages
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Finnish
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mertiolaatti
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D013849
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