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Description
This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Acros Organics product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Acros Organics product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.
General Description
- Atropine is a competitive and reversible antagonist of muscarinic acetylcholine receptors on both central and peripheral neurons
- Atropine was originally isolated from the belladonna plant Atropa belladonna but is also found in other Solanaceae plants
- Atropine is a drug that can be used to slow heart rate, decrease salivary secretions, and treat poisoning caused by cholinergic or muscarinic agents
Applications
- It is used to block activation of muscarinic receptors in laboratory mice
- It can be used in a laboratory setting to decrease oral and airway secretions in research animals
- Atropine has been used to study heart rate and blood pressure variability in swine
Specifications
Specifications
| Acidity | Passes Test |
| Melting Point | >187.0°C |
| Color | White |
| Ignition Residue | 0.2% max. |
| Infrared Spectrum | Authentic |
| Assay Percent Range | 97+% |
| Packaging | Glass bottle |
| Quantity | 10 g |
| Beilstein | 21, 27 |
| Merck Index | 15, 866 |
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Safety and Handling
- Atropine sulfate monohydrate
- Danger
- Acute toxicity Category 2
- H300-Fatal if swallowed.
- H330-Fatal if inhaled.
- P260-Do not breathe dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.
- P264-Wash thoroughly after handling.
- P301+P330+P331-IF SWALLOWED: rinse mouth. Do NOT induce vomiting.
- P304+P340-IF INHALED: Remove person to fresh air and keep comfortable for breathing.
- P310-Immediately call a POISON CENTER/doctor/.
- P403+P233-Store in a well-ventilated place. Keep container tightly closed.
- P405-Store locked up.
RUO – Research Use Only
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