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Descriptor English: Diphenylamine
Descriptor Spanish: Difenilamina
Descriptor difenilamina
Scope note: En el hombre, es irritante de las membranas mucosas. Experimentalmente produce metahemoglobinemia. En veterinarinaria es uno de los ingredientes activos de agentes de uso tópico para la prevención y tratamiento de la infestación del ganado por el gusano barrenador. Es también un indicador en las pruebas de la intoxicación por nitrato.
Descriptor Portuguese: Difenilamina
Descriptor French: Diphénylamine
Tree number(s): D02.092.146.350
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004159
Scope note: In humans it may be irritating to mucous membranes. Methemoglobinemia has been produced experimentally. In veterinary use, it is one of active ingredients in topical agents for prevention and treatment of screwworm infestation. An indicator in tests for nitrate poisoning.
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Registry Number: 9N3CBB0BIQ
CAS Type 1 Name: Benzenamine, N-phenyl-
Previous Indexing: Aniline Compounds (1969-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under ANILINE COMPOUNDS 1975-90
History Note: 91(75); was see under ANILINE COMPOUNDS 1975-90
DeCS ID: 4214
Unique ID: D004159
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Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/19
Revision Date: 2013/07/08
Diphenylamine - Preferred
Concept UI M0006515
Scope note In humans it may be irritating to mucous membranes. Methemoglobinemia has been produced experimentally. In veterinary use, it is one of active ingredients in topical agents for prevention and treatment of screwworm infestation. An indicator in tests for nitrate poisoning.
Preferred term Diphenylamine



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