Concept information
Preferred term
Dimethyl Sulfoxide
Type
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Definition
- A highly polar organic liquid, that is used widely as a chemical solvent. Because of its ability to penetrate biological membranes, it is used as a vehicle for topical application of pharmaceuticals. It is also used to protect tissue during CRYOPRESERVATION. Dimethyl sulfoxide shows a range of pharmacological activity including analgesia and anti-inflammation.
Broader concept
Synonym(s)
- 67-68-5 (Dimethyl Sulfoxide)
- Dimethylsulfoxide
- Dimethylsulphinyl
- Dimethyl Sulphoxide
- Dimethylsulphoxide
- DMSO
- Methane, sulfinylbis-
- Sulfinylbis(methane)
- YOW8V9698H
Allowable Qualifier(s)
- administration & dosage (Qualifier)
- adverse effects (Qualifier)
- agonists (Qualifier)
- analogs & derivatives (Qualifier)
- analysis (Qualifier)
- antagonists & inhibitors (Qualifier)
- blood (Qualifier)
- cerebrospinal fluid (Qualifier)
- chemical synthesis (Qualifier)
- chemistry (Qualifier)
- classification (Qualifier)
- economics (Qualifier)
- history (Qualifier)
- immunology (Qualifier)
- isolation & purification (Qualifier)
- metabolism (Qualifier)
- pharmacokinetics (Qualifier)
- pharmacology (Qualifier)
- poisoning (Qualifier)
- radiation effects (Qualifier)
- standards (Qualifier)
- supply & distribution (Qualifier)
- therapeutic use (Qualifier)
- toxicity (Qualifier)
- urine (Qualifier)
Pharmacological Action(s)
In other languages
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French
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67-68-5 (Dimethyl Sulfoxide)
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Methane, sulfinylbis-
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YOW8V9698H
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-GGP2VSVM-1
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