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Descriptor English: Melarsoprol
Descriptor Spanish: Melarsoprol
Descriptor melarsoprol
Scope note: Arsénico utilizado en las tripanosomiasis. Puede causar encefalopatía mortal y otros efectos secundarios indeseables.
Descriptor Portuguese: Melarsoprol
Descriptor French: Mélarsoprol
Entry term(s): Arsobal
Mel B
Melarsenoxid BAL
Melarsenoxid-BAL
MelarsenoxidBAL
Tree number(s): D02.129.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008549
Scope note: Arsenical used in trypanosomiases. It may cause fatal encephalopathy and other undesirable side effects.
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
Pharm Action: Trypanocidal Agents
Registry Number: ZF3786Q2E8
CAS Type 1 Name: 1,3,2-Dithiarsolane-4-methanol, 2-(4-((4,6-diamino-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)amino)phenyl)-
Previous Indexing: Arsenicals (1968-1974)
Triazines (1968-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under ARSENICALS 1975-90
History Note: 91(75); was see under ARSENICALS 1975-90
DeCS ID: 8717
Unique ID: D008549
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Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/19
Revision Date: 2016/06/28
Melarsoprol - Preferred
Concept UI M0013318
Scope note Arsenical used in trypanosomiases. It may cause fatal encephalopathy and other undesirable side effects.
Preferred term Melarsoprol
Mel B - Narrower
Concept UI M0352107
Preferred term Mel B
Melarsenoxid-BAL - Narrower
Concept UI M0352106
Preferred term Melarsenoxid-BAL
Entry term(s) Melarsenoxid BAL
MelarsenoxidBAL
Arsobal - Narrower
Concept UI M0352108
Preferred term Arsobal



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