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C-3669 Croton Oil
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M.I. 12: 2665 |
SPECIAL HAZARD: TUMOR PROMOTER. Gloves and mask should be worn when
using this compound. Care must be taken to prevent contact through all
routes of exposure. WARNING: Highly irritant to skin and mucous
membranes.
Storage: Store at or below room temperature. Solubility:
Soluble in DMSO, ethanol, or acetone. Disposal: A
 | Natural source of phorbol and phorbol esters. Formerly used in folk
medicine as a counterirritant. Occasionally used as a standard inflammatory
agent in mouse ear testing of anti-inflammatory drugs and drug candidates.
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| This is the seed oil of the shrub Croton tiglium Linnaeus. This
seed oil was used in the past as an ingredient in "liniment of croton oil".
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| Powerful skin irritant and vesicant; violent purgative if ingested.
Avoid all contact with this substance by any route. |
| Not to be confused with "crotonal", a very different substance whose
proper name is crotonaldyhyde. The term "crotonal" has also been used to
mean a solution of crotonaldehyde in kerosene. |
| For research use only; not for human use. |
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