Preferred Label : pralidoxime compounds;
MeSH definition : Various salts of a quaternary ammonium oxime that reconstitute inactivated acetylcholinesterase,
especially at the neuromuscular junction, and may cause neuromuscular blockade. They
are used as antidotes to organophosphorus poisoning as chlorides, iodides, methanesulfonates
(mesylates), or other salts.;
MeSH synonym : compounds, pralidoxime; pyridine aldoxime methyl compounds; 2-pam compounds; 2 pam compounds; compounds, 2-pam;
MeSH annotation : DF: PRALIDOXIME CPDS;
Is substance : O;
Origin ID : D011220;
UMLS CUI : C0032902;
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- HS 3 [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- HS 6 [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- duodote [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
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Various salts of a quaternary ammonium oxime that reconstitute inactivated acetylcholinesterase,
especially at the neuromuscular junction, and may cause neuromuscular blockade. They
are used as antidotes to organophosphorus poisoning as chlorides, iodides, methanesulfonates
(mesylates), or other salts.
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pralidoxime compounds
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pralidoxime
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