trichlorphon

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metrifonate [met″rĭ-fo´nāt]

an organophosphorous compound having potent anticholinesterase activity; used topically against ectoparasites and internally as an anthelmintic, especially effective against Schistosoma haematobium.

trichlorphon, trichlorfon

an organophosphorus compound used as an anthelmintic. It is toxic for sheep at recommended dose rates and is also hazardous for cattle. In pregnant sows it causes congenital cerebellar agenesis in the piglets and has been associated with left laryngeal hypoplasia in young horses. A solution of the compound is unstable and should be discarded if not used on the same day as the metabolite is toxic.

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trichlorfon			Although many OP insecticides that produce delayed toxicity have been removed from the market, two compounds, methamidophos and trichlorphon that had been considered safe were later found to cause delayed toxicity in humans (22). The health and safety concerns of common insecticides by Geiger, Christopher R. / Journal of Environmental Health			trichilemmoma trichina Trichinella Trichinella spiralis trichinellosis trichinoscope trichinosis trichinous trichitis trichiuriasis trichlorethylene trichlorfon trichloride trichlormethiazide trichlormethyl chloroformate trichloroacetate trichloroacetic acid trichlorobenzoic acid trichlorocarbanilide trichloroethanol trichloroethylene trichloromethane trichloronaphthalene trichloronitromethane trichlorophenol trichlorphon tricho- trichoadenoma trichoanesthesia trichobasalioma hyalinicum trichobezoar Trichobilharzia trichocardia Trichocephalus trichoclasia trichoclasis Trichodectes Trichodesma Trichodina Trichodinella trichodiscoma Trichoecius romboutsi trichoepithelioma trichoesthesia trichofolliculoma trichoglossia Trichoglossus trichogram trichogranuloma trichography trichohyalin granules			trichloroethylene trichloroethylene-extracted soybean meal trichloroethylene-extracted soybean meal trichloroethylene-extracted soybean meal Trichlorofluoromethane Trichlorofluoromethane trichloroiminocyanuric acid Trichloroisocyanuric acid Trichloroisocyanuric acid trichloromethane trichloromethane trichloromethane Trichloromethyl chloroformate Trichloromethyl chloroformate Trichloromethyl chloroformate trichloromethylsilane Trichloromonofluoromethane trichloronaphthalene trichloronate trichloronitromethane trichloronitromethane Trichlorooxovanadium trichlorophenol trichlorophenol trichlorophenol trichlorophenoxyacetic acid Trichlorophenylmethyliodosalicyl Trichlorosilane Trichlorothylene Trichlorovinylglutathione trichlorphon Trichnosis Trichnosis Trichnosis tricho- tricho- Tricho-Rhino-Phalangeal Syndrome Type I trichoadenoma trichoanesthesia trichoanesthesia trichobasalioma hyalinicum Trichobatrachus Trichobatrachus robustus trichobezoar trichobezoar trichobezoar Trichobilharzia Trichobothria Trichobothrium Trichobranchia trichobranchiate gill Trichobranchidae trichocardia Trichocephalus Trichocephalus Trichocephalus trichiuris Trichocephalus trichiuris Trichocephalus trichiuris trichocercous cercaria Trichoceros trichoclasia

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