CANTHARIDES
\kˈanθɑːɹˌa͡ɪdz], \kˈanθɑːɹˌaɪdz], \k_ˈa_n_θ_ɑː_ɹ_ˌaɪ_d_z]\
Definitions of CANTHARIDES
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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A toxic compound, isolated from the Spanish fly or blistering beetle (Lytta (Cantharis) vesicatoria) and other insects. It is a potent and specific inhibitor of protein phosphatases 1 (PP1) and 2A (PP2A). This compound can produce severe skin inflammation, and is extremely toxic if ingested orally.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By William R. Warner
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Spanish flies, used for blistering.
By Daniel Lyons
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Spanish flies; small beetles used for blistering.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
