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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. anti-infective agents
  3. antiparasitic agents
  4. antiprotozoal agents
  5. coccidiostats
  6. lasalocid
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. organic compounds
  3. heterocyclic compounds
  4. heterocyclic oxygen compounds
  5. furans
  6. lasalocid
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. drugs
  3. anti-infective agents
  4. antibiotics
  5. lasalocid
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. animal research
  3. chemical substances
  4. technical chemicals
  5. ionophores
  6. lasalocid

Preferred term

lasalocid

Type

  • Chemical

Definition

  • Information Cationic ionophore antibiotic obtained from Streptomyces lasaliensis that, among other effects, dissociates the calcium fluxes in muscle fibers. It is used as a coccidiostat, especially in poultry.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2011

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • lasalocid A
  • lasalocid sodium
  • lasolocid
  • X-537A

In other languages

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/138171

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