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Abstract
Aluminum metal sulfate compounds used medically as astringents and for many industrial purposes. They are used in veterinary medicine for the treatment of ulcerative stomatitis, leukorrhea, conjunctivitis, pharyngitis, metritis, and minor wounds.
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- Compounds, Alum
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity.
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History Note
91(75); was see under ALUMINUM 1975-90; ALUMINUM AMMONIUM SULFATE & ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SULFATE were see ALUM COMPOUNDS 1975-93
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- Aluminum (1973-1974)
- Sulfates (1973-1974)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Alum Compounds. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000534. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000534
- Alum Compounds. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q75003845