"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Thimerosal" by people in Profiles.
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Prevention and Control of Influenza: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). MMWR Recomm Rep. 2006 Jul 28; 55(RR-10):1-42.
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Prevention and control of influenza: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). MMWR Recomm Rep. 2004 May 28; 53(RR-6):1-40.
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What happened to primum non nocere? Pediatrics. 2001 May; 107(5):1177-8.
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Impact of recommendations to suspend the birth dose of hepatitis B virus vaccine. JAMA. 2001 Apr 11; 285(14):1874-9.
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Time-dependent effects of extraluminally-applied oxyhemoglobin and endothelial removal on vasodilator responses in isolated, perfused canine basilar arteries. Pharmacology. 1989; 38(2):101-12.