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dehydroemetine

Known as: dihydroemetine 
A synthetic derivative of emetine; used in the treatment of intestinal amoebiasis.(On-line Medical Dictionary)
National Institutes of Health

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1990
1990
Thirty three patients with hepatopulmonary amoebiasis were studied. Pulmonary involvement was observed in 55%, pleuro-pulmonary… 
1982
1982
Five children with amebic liver abscesses are presented, and the distinctive clinical and laboratory features for these and 119… 
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1977
Highly Cited
1977
Stable mutants resistant to the protein synthesis inhibitors cryptopleurine and tylocrebine can be isolated in Chinese hamster… 
1970
1970
Metronidazole combined with dehydroemetine cured 13 of 15 children with amoebic liver abscess. An alternative combination of… 
1970
1970
  • L. Salako
  • 1970
  • Corpus ID: 40962495
dopamine concentration slowed down the conversion of tyrosine to dopa by a feedback mechanism resulting in a subsequent decrease… 
1970
1970
  • K. NgY. Ng
  • 1970
  • Corpus ID: 10701085
In recent years, dehydroemetine appears to have replaced emetine in the treatment of amoebiasis. Dehydroemetine is less toxic… 
1968
1968
A combination of emetine hydrochloride with chloroquine yields better results than either drug alone in the treatment of amoebic… 
1962
1962
Summary In clinical trials of dehydroemetine, a new synthetic compound, the results in acute amebic dysentery were similar to…