Carbon Disulfide
"Carbon Disulfide" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A colorless, flammable, poisonous liquid, CS2. It is used as a solvent, and is a counterirritant and has local anesthetic properties but is not used as such. It is highly toxic with pronounced CNS, hematologic, and dermatologic effects.
| Descriptor ID |
D002246
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.200.210 D01.875.350.850.074
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Carbon Disulfide" by people in Profiles.
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Merigan WH, Wood RW, Zehl D, Eskin TA. Carbon disulfide effects on the visual system. I. Visual thresholds and ophthalmoscopy. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 1988 Apr; 29(4):512-8.
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Eskin TA, Merigan WH, Wood RW. Carbon disulfide effects on the visual system. II. Retinogeniculate degeneration. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 1988 Apr; 29(4):519-27.