"Ethylene Glycol" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A colorless, odorless, viscous dihydroxy alcohol. It has a sweet taste, but is poisonous if ingested. Ethylene glycol is the most important glycol commercially available and is manufactured on a large scale in the United States. It is used as an antifreeze and coolant, in hydraulic fluids, and in the manufacture of low-freezing dynamites and resins.
| Descriptor ID |
D019855
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.033.455.250.268
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| Concept/Terms |
Ethylene Glycol- Ethylene Glycol
- Glycol, Ethylene
- Monoethylene Glycol
- Glycol, Monoethylene
- 1,2-Ethanediol
- 1,2 Ethanediol
- 2-Hydroxyethanol
- 2 Hydroxyethanol
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ethylene Glycol" by people in Profiles.
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Lactate gap as a tool in identifying ethylene glycol poisoning. BMJ Case Rep. 2018 Mar 09; 2018.
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Structural insights into estrogen receptor a methylation by histone methyltransferase SMYD2, a cellular event implicated in estrogen signaling regulation. J Mol Biol. 2014 Oct 09; 426(20):3413-25.
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Laboratory diagnosis of ethylene glycol poisoning: the cup is half full? Am J Clin Pathol. 2011 Aug; 136(2):165-6.
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Assessment of follicular development in cryopreserved primate ovarian tissue by xenografting: prepubertal tissues are less sensitive to the choice of cryoprotectant. Reproduction. 2011 Apr; 141(4):481-90.
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Prolonged and profound therapeutic hypothermia for the treatment of "brain death" after a suicidal intoxication. Challenging conventional wisdoms. Am J Emerg Med. 2010 Feb; 28(2):258.e1-4.
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Elevated lactate in ethylene glycol poisoning: True or false? Clin Chim Acta. 2010 Apr 02; 411(7-8):601-4.