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The Pharaoh’s Snake: A Chemical Reaction That Looks Like a Portal to Hell
At the heart of the Pharaoh’s Snake is a chemical called mercury(II) thiocyanate. When heated, mercury(II) thiocyanate ...
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Secretion of the Thiocyanate Ion by the Nasal Gland of the Adelie Penguin
ANALYSIS of the secretion from the nasal gland of marine birds indicates that the secretory mechanism is highly specific for sodium and/or chloride. Only very small amounts of potassium, magnesium ...
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Intravenous Therapy for Hypertensive Emergencies, Part 1
Thiocyanate can cause toxicity, although it is 100-fold less toxic than cyanide. It is eliminated by renal excretion, with a half-life of 3–7 days. Sodium nitroprusside infusions of 2–5 µg/kg ...
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Purification of RNA from cells and tissues by acid phenol–guanidinium thiocyanate–chloroform extraction
Cells are homogenized in guanidinium thiocyanate and the RNA is purified from the lysate by extraction with phenol-chloroform at reduced pH 1. This method allows many samples to be processed ...