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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D010073
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Preferred Name

Oxamniquine

Definitions
An anthelmintic with schistosomicidal activity against Schistosoma mansoni, but not against other Schistosoma spp. Oxamniquine causes worms to shift from the mesenteric veins to the liver where the male worms are retained; the female worms return to the mesentery, but can no longer release eggs. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 31st ed, p121)
Synonyms
UK 4271
UK-4271
Oxaminiquine
6-Quinolinemethanol, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-2-(((1-methylethyl)amino)methyl)-7-nitro-
UK4271
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