"Croton Oil" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Viscous, nauseating oil obtained from the shrub Croton tiglium (Euphorbaceae). It is a vesicant and skin irritant used as pharmacologic standard for skin inflammation and allergy and causes skin cancer. It was formerly used as an emetic and cathartic with frequent mortality.
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D003436
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D10.212.507.375 D10.627.700.315 D20.215.784.750.315
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2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Croton Oil" by people in Profiles.
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Kuo F, Subramanian B, Kotyla T, Wilson TA, Yoganathan S, Nicolosi RJ. Nanoemulsions of an anti-oxidant synergy formulation containing gamma tocopherol have enhanced bioavailability and anti-inflammatory properties. Int J Pharm. 2008 Nov 03; 363(1-2):206-13.
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Subramanian B, Kuo F, Ada E, Kotyla T, Wilson T, Yoganathan S, Nicolosi R. Enhancement of anti-inflammatory property of aspirin in mice by a nano-emulsion preparation. Int Immunopharmacol. 2008 Nov; 8(11):1533-9.
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Yoganathan S, Nicolosi R, Wilson T, Handelman G, Scollin P, Tao R, Binford P, Orthoefer F. Antagonism of croton oil inflammation by topical emu oil in CD-1 mice. Lipids. 2003 Jun; 38(6):603-7.