tartar emetic


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an·ti·mo·ny po·tas·si·um tar·trate

a compound used as an expectorant and in the treatment of schistosomiasis japonicum, although the drug is extremely toxic and must be administered slowly intravenously; common toxic manifestations are phlebitis, tachycardia, and hypotension; sudden deaths have been reported, chiefly from circulatory collapse.
Synonym(s): potassium antimonyltartrate, tartar emetic, tartrated antimony

tartar emetic

n.
A poisonous crystalline compound, K(SbO)C4H4O6· 1/2 H2O, used in medicine as an expectorant and in the treatment of parasitic infections, such as schistosomiasis.

tartar emetic

(1) Antimony postassium tartrate. 
(2) Antimony sodium tartrate.
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Chang, "Antimony content of the blood and various organs following injection of tartar emetic into the intestinal lumen in rabbits," Chung Hua IHsiieh Tsa Chih, vol.
Caption: Figure 1: Hemolytic activity of the different formulations and free tartar emetic over a suspension of human [O.sup.+] red blood cells (RBC), after 1 h incubation.
([b.sub.1]), ([b.sub.2]): Main lesions in BALB/c mice kidneys treated with free tartar emetic, corresponding to hyperemia (black arrow), glomerular sclerosis (white arrow), and tubular degeneration (black arrowhead).
Accelerated Blood Clearance (ABC) Phenomenon Favors the Accumulation of Tartar Emetic in Pegylated Liposomes in BALB/c Mice Liver
An evaluation of the use of tartar emetic in the study of bird diets in the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil.
Diet of the Fuscous Flycatcher Cnemotriccus fuscatus (Wied, 1831)--Aves, Tyrannidae--in three habitats of the northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil/Dieta de Cnemotriccus fuscatus (Wied, 1831)--Aves, Tyrannidae--em tres habitats do Pantanal norte, Mato Grosso, Brasil

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