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Methylene Blue

"Methylene Blue" 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.

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A compound consisting of dark green crystals or crystalline powder, having a bronze-like luster. Solutions in water or alcohol have a deep blue color. Methylene blue is used as a bacteriologic stain and as an indicator. It inhibits GUANYLATE CYCLASE, and has been used to treat cyanide poisoning and to lower levels of METHEMOGLOBIN.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Methylene Blue" by people in this website by year, and whether "Methylene Blue" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 9 publications over 6 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 1995 and 1996 and 2019
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