"Thimerosal" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D013849
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.691.750.100.347.850
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| Concept/Terms |
Thimerosal- Thimerosal
- Sodium Ethylmercurithiosalicylate
- Ethylmercurithiosalicylate, Sodium
- Thiomersalate
- Mercurothiolate
- Thiomersal
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