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Tolonium Chloride MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Tolonium Chloride
Tree Number(s)
D02.886.369.869
D03.633.300.783.869
Unique ID
D014048
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014048
Scope Note
A phenothiazine that has been used as a hemostatic, a biological stain, and a dye for wool and silk. Tolonium chloride has also been used as a diagnostic aid for oral and gastric neoplasms and in the identification of the parathyroid gland in thyroid surgery.
Entry Term(s)
CI-52040
Toluidine Blue
Toluidine Blue O
Pharm Action
Coloring Agents
Hemostatics
Heparin Antagonists
Registry Numbers
15XUH0X66N
0
Related Numbers
92-31-9
CAS Type 1 Name
Phenothiazin-5-ium, 3-amino-7-(dimethylamino)-2-methyl-, chloride
Public MeSH Note
74; was see under HEMOSTATICS 1963-73
Online Note
use TOLONIUM CHLORIDE to search TOLUIDINE BLUE O 1972-73 (as Prov 1972-73); search HEMOSTATICS 1966-71
History Note
74; was see under HEMOSTATICS 1963-73, was TOLUIDINE BLUE O 1972-73 (Prov)
Date Established
1974/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2018/07/05
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