The term “amyl nitrite” is also used to denote a mixture of mostly isoamyl nitrite with other C 5 nitrites. Amyl nitrite is used here to refer to the mixture. Amyl nitrite was known in the 19th ...

At about the same time Nobel was perfecting dynamite, scientists in Britain were using a molecule called amyl nitrite to treat angina, an excruciating chest pain connected with inadequate flow of ...

Amyl nitrite is the most well known of a group of chemicals called alkyl nitrites, usually referred to as poppers. Product names include rush, TNT, thrust, jungle juice, ram and kix.

If you or someone you're with is having bad effects from poppers or prescription amyl nitrite, call 911 or Poison Control (1-800-222-1222) right away. It's possible to overdose on nitrites. Signs ...

MR. GEORGE ABYARCH, of Cincinnati, asks of me through the columns of NATURE two questions concerning the nitrite of amyl, which I may briefly answer as follows:—(1) Nitrite of amyl has been used ...

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Within 20 seconds of the inhalation of amyl nitrite, all patients had an obvious transient facial flush. In every case the cardiac rate increased after inhalation.