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Osmium Tetroxide

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Definition: (T-4)-Osmium oxide (OsO4). A highly toxic and volatile oxide of osmium used in industry as an oxidizing agent. It is also used as a histological fixative and stain and as a synovectomy agent in arthritic joints. Its vapor can cause eye, skin, and lung damage.  indust & histol uses    Other names Osmic Acid; Tetroxide, Osmium; Acid, Osmic
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
iron hexacyanoosmate  0   *Ferric Compounds *Osmium Tetroxide. Anal Chim Acta 2007 Sep 19;599(2):278-93
fluorocarbon 72  0   *Fluorocarbons *Osmium Tetroxide. Res Exp Med (Berl) 1991;191(4):227-34
osmium tetroxide N,N,N',N'-tetramethylethylenediamine  128213-58-1   *Ethylenediamines Osmium Tetroxide DNA Probes. FEBS Lett 1990;263(2):281
osmium zinc iodide  39386-25-9   *Osmium Tetroxide *Zinc Compounds.
Pharma Action Coloring Agents 		Arch Oral Biol 1982;27(5):377

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