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Descriptor English: Methyl Parathion
Descriptor Spanish: Metil Paratión
Descriptor metil paratión
Entry term(s) metafos
paratión metilo
Scope note: Homólogo metílico del paratión. Insecticida organofosforado e inhibidor de la colinesterasa, efectivo pero muy tóxico.
Descriptor Portuguese: Metil Paration
Descriptor French: Parathion-méthyl
Entry term(s): Dalf
Metacid 50
Metaphos
Methylparathion
Parathion Methyl
Vofatox
Wofatox
Tree number(s): D02.705.400.625.600.500
D02.705.539.345.600.500
D02.886.300.692.600.500
SP4.808.749.664.539.995.993.456
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008743
Scope note: The methyl homolog of parathion. An effective, but highly toxic, organothiophosphate insecticide and cholinesterase inhibitor.
Annotation: for use to kill or control insects, use no qualifiers on the insecticide or the insect; appropriate qualifiers may be used when other aspects of the insecticide are discussed such as the effect on a physiologic process or behavioral aspect of the insect; for poisoning, coordinate with ORGANOPHOSPHATE 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
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Pharm Action: Cholinesterase Inhibitors
Insecticides
Registry Number: 41BCL2O91D
CAS Type 1 Name: Phosphorothioic acid, O,O-dimethyl O-(4-nitrophenyl) ester
Previous Indexing: Parathion (1973-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under PARATHION 1975-90
History Note: 91(75); was see under PARATHION 1975-90
DeCS ID: 8927
Unique ID: D008743
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Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/11
Revision Date: 2013/07/08
Methyl Parathion - Preferred
Concept UI M0013616
Scope note The methyl homolog of parathion. An effective, but highly toxic, organothiophosphate insecticide and cholinesterase inhibitor.
Preferred term Methyl Parathion
Entry term(s) Metaphos
Methylparathion
Parathion Methyl
Vofatox - Narrower
Concept UI M0352193
Preferred term Vofatox
Metacid 50 - Narrower
Concept UI M0352194
Preferred term Metacid 50
Wofatox - Narrower
Concept UI M0352192
Preferred term Wofatox
Dalf - Narrower
Concept UI M0352195
Preferred term Dalf



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