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Abstract
A copolymer of polyethylene and polypropylene ether glycol. It is a non-ionic polyol surface-active agent used medically as a fecal softener and in cattle for prevention of bloat.
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Synonyms
12 entry terms
- Oxyethylene Oxypropylene Polymer
- Polyoxyethylene Polyoxypropylene Polyoxyethylene Polymer
- Oxypropylene Polymer, Oxyethylene
- Polymer, Oxyethylene Oxypropylene
- Bloat Guard
- Poloxalene 2930
- Proxanol
- SK&F-18667
- Tergitol
- Therabloat
- SK&F 18667
- SK&F18667
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analogs & derivatives, 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 POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS 1975-90
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Previous Indexing
- Polyethylene Glycols (1974)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Poloxalene. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011060. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011060
- Poloxalene. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q69862921