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thiourea
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thiourea
a goitrogenic agent used in industry as a photographic fixative. Mode of action is as for thiouracil.


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Only a few accelerator families are available to achieve this task, including dithiophosphates, caprolactams, guanidines and thioureas.
Among the most widely used herbicides that interfere with the thyroid system are 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D), acetochlor, aminotriazole, amitrole, bromacil, bromoxynil, pendamethalin, and the thioureas (Brucker-Davis 1998; Howdeshell 2002; Short and Colborn 1999).
Although lead is occasionally used for curing chloroprenes, the use of thioureas in this polymer group is still extensive.
 
 
 
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