DeCS

Descriptor English:

Paraquat

Descriptor Spanish:

Paraquat

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	paraquat
Entry term(s)	metil viologeno
Scope note:	Compuesto venenoso de dipiridilio cuyas sales dicloruro y dimetilsulfato se emplean como herbicidas de contacto. El contacto con soluciones concentradas causa irritación de la piel, agrietamiento y caída de las uñas y cicatrización tardía de cortes y heridas.

Descriptor Portuguese:

Paraquat

Descriptor French:

Paraquat

Tree number(s):

D03.383.725.762.621

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010269

Scope note:

A poisonous dipyridilium compound used as contact herbicide. Contact with concentrated solutions causes irritation of the skin, cracking and shedding of the nails, and delayed healing of cuts and wounds.

Allowable Qualifiers:

AA analogues et dérivés
AD administration et posologie
AE effets indésirables
AG agonistes
AI antagonistes et inhibiteurs
AN analyse
BL sang
CF liquide cérébrospinal
CH composition chimique
CL classification
CS synthèse chimique
EC économie
HI histoire
IM immunologie
IP isolement et purification
ME métabolisme
PD pharmacologie
PK pharmacocinétique
PO intoxication
RE effets des radiations
SD ressources et distribution
ST normes
TO toxicité
TU usage thérapeutique
UR urine

Pharm Action:

Herbicides

Registry Number:

PLG39H7695

CAS Type 1 Name:

4,4'-Bipyridinium, 1,1'-dimethyl-

DeCS ID:

10458

Unique ID:

D010269

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