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MeSH Heading: Thimerosal
Tree Number(s): D02.691.750.100.347.850
Unique ID: D013849
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013849
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.
Entry Term(s): Mercurothiolate; Merthiolate; Sodium Ethylmercurithiosalicylate; Thiomersal; Thiomersalate; Vitaseptol
Pharm Action: Preservatives, Pharmaceutical
Registry Numbers: 2225PI3MOV; 0
Related Numbers: 54-64-8
CAS Type 1 Name: Mercurate(1-), ethyl(2-mercaptobenzoato(2-)-O,S)-, sodium
Previous Indexing: Benzoates (1974); Ethylmercury Compounds (1974); Sulfides (1974)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under ETHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS 1980-90; was see under ETHYL MERCURY COMPOUNDS 1975-79
History Note: 91(75); was see under ETHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS 1980-90; was see under ETHYL MERCURY COMPOUNDS 1975-79
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/11
Revision Date: 2016/07/01

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

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immunology (IM)

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toxicity (TO)

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Concept UI: M0021339
Registry Numbers: 2225PI3MOV
Related Numbers: 54-64-8
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.
Terms: Thimerosal Preferred Term
Term UI T040660
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Mercurothiolate
Term UI T040659
Date11/11/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Thiomersal
Term UI T040661
Date12/23/1976
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Thiomersalate
Term UI T040662
Date11/11/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Sodium Ethylmercurithiosalicylate
Term UI T657114
Date10/27/2005
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2007)

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