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Oxyquinoline
An antiseptic with mild fungistatic, bacteriostatic, anthelmintic, and amebicidal action. It is also used as a reagent and metal chelator, as a carrier for radio-indium for diagnostic purposes, and its halogenated derivatives are used in addition as topical anti-infective agents and oral antiamebics.(MSH)
UMLS (NDFRT) | C0000665 |
- Organic Chemical
- Pharmacologic Substance
- Indicator, Reagent, or Diagnostic Aid ;;
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