"Osmium Tetroxide" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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(T-4)-Osmium oxide (OsO4). A highly toxic and volatile oxide of osmium used in industry as an oxidizing agent. It is also used as a histological fixative and stain and as a synovectomy agent in arthritic joints. Its vapor can cause eye, skin, and lung damage.
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D009993
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.640.500 D01.650.550.600
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| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Osmium Tetroxide" by people in Profiles.
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Catalytic oxidative cleavage of olefins promoted by osmium tetroxide and hydrogen peroxide. Org Biomol Chem. 2011 Jul 07; 9(13):4741-4.
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Inducible repair of thymine ring saturation damage in phi X174 DNA. Radiat Res. 1983 Mar; 93(3):609-12.