 Camphor
"Camphor" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A bicyclic monoterpene ketone found widely in plants, especially CINNAMOMUM CAMPHORA. It is used topically as a skin antipruritic and as an anti-infective agent.
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D002164
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.849.575.781.234.326 D02.522.376
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| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Camphor" by people in Profiles.
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Mazhar N, Mohtashem Ul Hasan M, Baig SG, Ahmed S, Jaffery R, Ikram R. Diuretic and anti-diarrheal potential of four fruit extracts of Capsicum annum L. Pak J Pharm Sci. 2022 Sep; 35(5):1357-1362.
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Randolph LD, Steinhaus J, Möginger B, Gallez B, Stansbury J, Palin WM, Leloup G, Leprince JG. Photopolymerization of highly filled dimethacrylate-based composites using Type I or Type II photoinitiators and varying co-monomer ratios. Dent Mater. 2016 Feb; 32(2):136-48.
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Forman DL, McLeod RR, Shah PK, Stansbury JW. Evaporation of low-volatility components in polymeric dental resins. Dent Mater. 2015 Sep; 31(9):1090-9.
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