"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,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Thimerosal" by people in Profiles.
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Savoy M. Autism: 5 misconceptions that can complicate care. J Fam Pract. 2014 Jun; 63(6):310-4.
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Jain VK, Chandrasekaran V, Wang L, Li P, Liu A, Innis BL. A historically-controlled Phase III study in adults to characterize the acceptability of a process change for manufacturing inactivated quadrivalent influenza vaccine. BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Mar 10; 14:133.
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Luka RE, Oppenheimer JJ, Miller N, Rossi J, Bielory L. Delayed hypersensitivity to thimerosal in RhO(D) immunoglobulin. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 1997 Jul; 100(1):138-9.
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Joseph SK, Ryan SV, Pierson S, Renard-Rooney D, Thomas AP. The effect of mersalyl on inositol trisphosphate receptor binding and ion channel function. J Biol Chem. 1995 Feb 24; 270(8):3588-93.
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Nauheim RC, Brockman RJ, Stopak SS, Turgeon PW, Keleti G, Roat MI, Thoft RA. Survival of Acanthamoeba in contact lens rinse solutions. Cornea. 1990 Oct; 9(4):290-3.
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Leone G, Schintu S, Porfiri R, Landolfi R, Bizzi B. Human platelet aggregation by thimerosal. Functional and ultrastructural studies. Haemostasis. 1979; 8(6):390-9.