Morantel

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'''Morantel''' is an anthelmintic drug used for the removal of parasitic worms in livestock. It affects the nervous system of worms given the drug is an inhibitor of acetylcholinesterase.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://parasitipedia.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2706&Itemid=3007 |title=MORANTEL: SAFETY SUMMARY for VETERINARY use in Cattle, Sheep, Goats, and Horses. Poisoning, intoxication, overdose, antidote |website=PARASITIPEDIA.net|access-date=2018-02-21}}</ref> It is derived in part from 3-methylthiophene. Morantel is closely related to pyrantel.<ref name="Ullmann">{{cite book| first = Jonathan | last = Swanston |chapter = Thiophene | title = Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry | publisher = Wiley-VCH | location = Weinheim | date = 2006 | doi = 10.1002/14356007.a26_793.pub2| isbn = 3527306730 }}.</ref>

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Category:Anthelmintics Category:Veterinary drugs Category:Thiophenes Category:Pyrimidines