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Inorganic Chemicals > Zinc Compounds > Zinc Sulfate
... > Inorganic Chemicals > Electrolytes > Ions > Anions > Sulfates > Zinc Sulfate
... > Inorganic Chemicals > Sulfur Compounds > Sulfur Acids > Sulfuric Acids > Sulfates > Zinc Sulfate
... > Organic Chemicals > Sulfur Compounds > Sulfur Acids > Sulfuric Acids > Sulfates > Zinc Sulfate
... > Inorganic Chemicals > Acids > Acids, Noncarboxylic > Sulfur Acids > Sulfuric Acids > Sulfates > Zinc Sulfate

Preferred term

Zinc Sulfate  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Zinc Sulfate, Heptahydrate
  • Zincteral

Scope note

  • A compound given in the treatment of conditions associated with zinc deficiency such as acrodermatitis enteropathica. Externally, zinc sulfate is used as an astringent in lotions and eye drops. (Reynolds JEF(Ed): Martindale: The Extra Pharmacopoeia (electronic version). Micromedex, Inc, Englewood, CO, 1995)

History note

  • 97; was ZINC SULFATE (NM) 1979-96

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D019287

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