Chemicals and Drugs

Ristocetin

An antibiotic mixture of two components, A and B, obtained from Nocardia lurida (or the same substance produced by any other means). It is no longer used clinically because of its toxicity. It causes platelet agglutination and blood coagulation and is used to assay those functions in vitro.

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Abstract

An antibiotic mixture of two components, A and B, obtained from Nocardia lurida (or the same substance produced by any other means). It is no longer used clinically because of its toxicity. It causes platelet agglutination and blood coagulation and is used to assay those functions in vitro.

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  • Ristomycin

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26 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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History Note

RISTOMYCIN was heading 1965-93 (Prov 1965-72)

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  1. D09w.400w.420w.800w
  2. D12.644w.233w.697w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ristocetin. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012310. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012310
  2. Ristocetin. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ristocetin
  3. Ristocetin. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q904599