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IN this little book, the authors summarise all the essential information contained in the numerous publications that have appeared up to date on the Ehrlich-Hata remedy for syphilis. “Salvarsan”is the trade name given to the compound-which is chemically dioxy-diamino-arsenobenzol-synthesised by Ehrlich and his collaborators, and first introduced under the designation “606.”Ehrlich has for some time past been studying the effects of various anilin dyes and organic compounds of arsenic on trypanosomes and other protozoan parasites. In quick succession he brought out more or less effective remedies, such as trypan red for bovine piroplasmosis (Texas fever), atoxyl and arsenophenylglycine for trypanosomiasis of man and animals, and, finally, “606”for spirilloses, diseases caused by spirillar micro-organisms, idti as relapsing fever and syphilis.
Salvarsan or 606 (Dioxy-Diamino-Arsenobenzol): its Chemistry, Pharmacy, and Therapeutics.
By Dr. W. H. Martindale W. W. Westcott. Pp. xv + 77. (London: H. K. Lewis, 1911.) Price 5s. net.
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H., R. Salvarsan or 606 (Dioxy-Diamino-Arsenobenzol): its Chemistry, Pharmacy, and Therapeutics . Nature 86, 412 (1911). https://doi.org/10.1038/086412b0
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