Chemicals and Drugs

Arsanilic Acid

An arsenical which has been used as a feed additive for enteric conditions in pigs and poultry. It causes blindness and is ototoxic and nephrotoxic in animals.

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Abstract

An arsenical which has been used as a feed additive for enteric conditions in pigs and poultry. It causes blindness and is ototoxic and nephrotoxic in animals.

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Synonyms

12 entry terms
  • 4-Aminobenzenearsonic Acid
  • p-Aminophenylarsonic Acid
  • 4 Aminobenzenearsonic Acid
  • Acid, 4-Aminobenzenearsonic
  • Acid, Arsanilic
  • Acid, p-Aminophenylarsonic
  • p Aminophenylarsonic Acid
  • Atoxyl
  • Sodium Arsanilate
  • Sodium Arsenilate
  • Arsanilate, Sodium
  • Arsenilate, Sodium

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25 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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History Note

91(79); was see under ARSENICALS 1979-90

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Previous Indexing

  • Arsenicals (1966-1978)

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Tree Number

  1. D02w.129w.030w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Arsanilic Acid. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001147. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001147
  2. Arsanilic Acid. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsanilic_acid
  3. Arsanilic Acid. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q704203