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Zinc Sulfate MeSH Descriptor Data 2023


MeSH Heading
Zinc Sulfate
Tree Number(s)
D01.875.800.800.850.950
D01.975.987
Unique ID
D019287
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019287
Scope Note
A compound given in the treatment of conditions associated with zinc deficiency such as acrodermatitis enteropathica. Externally, zinc sulfate is used as an astringent in lotions and eye drops. (Reynolds JEF(Ed): Martindale: The Extra Pharmacopoeia (electronic version). Micromedex, Inc, Englewood, CO, 1995)
Entry Term(s)
Zinc Sulfate, Heptahydrate
Zincteral
Pharm Action
Astringents
Registry Number
7733-02-0
Related Numbers
7446-20-0
CAS Type 1 Name
Sulfuric acid, Zinc salt (1:1)
Previous Indexing
Sulfates (1979-1996)
Zinc (1979-1993)
Zinc Compounds (1994-1996)
Public MeSH Note
97; ZINC SULFATE was indexed under ZINC COMPOUNDS 1994-96, SULFATES 1979-96, & ZINC 1979-93
Online Note
use ZINC SULFATE (NM) to search ZINC SULFATE 1980-96
History Note
97; was ZINC SULFATE (NM) 1979-96
Date Established
1997/01/01
Date of Entry
1996/06/10
Revision Date
2001/07/25
Zinc Sulfate Preferred
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