"Phenolphthalein" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An acid-base indicator which is colorless in acid solution, but turns pink to red as the solution becomes alkaline. It is used medicinally as a cathartic.
| Descriptor ID |
D020113
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.426.559.389.657.625.555
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Phenolphthalein" by people in Profiles.
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Comparative assessment of phenolphthalein and phenolphthalein glucuronide: is phenolphthalein glucuronide a better laxative? Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 1994 Oct; 8(5):559-62.
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Comparison of phenolphthalein and phenolphthalein glucuronide on net water transport in rat ileum and colon. Dig Dis Sci. 1983 Sep; 28(9):827-32.