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Guaiac

Known as: Guaiac [Chemical/Ingredient], Guaiacum (resin), guaiacum 
Resin from wood of certain species of GUAIACUM. It is used as clinical reagent for occult blood.
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Review
2007
Review
2007
BACKGROUND Data indicate that in 1997 to 1999, only 44% of Appalachian Kentuckians underwent colorectal cancer screening… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Although most nipple discharge is due to a benign etiology, approximately 10‐15% is due to breast carcinoma. The standard… 
1997
1997
Objective— To compare the costs of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening by two faecal occult blood tests (FOBT)—namely, Hemoccult… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
A new immunochemical test for stool Hb, FlexSureOBT, was compared with the immunochemical HemeSelect andguaiac Hemoccult II and… 
1984
1984
Following a series of educational spots on colorectal cancer shown on a local television news program, stool guaiac slide kits… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Two guaiac slide tests (Hemoccult and Fe-Cult) were evaluated for their ability to detect blood in gastric juice and other fluid… 
Review
1964
Review
1964
Routine chemical methods for the detection of occult blood in faeces depend on the peroxidase-like activity of haemoglobin and…