lanthanum

Lanthanum trichloride can be used as an analytical reagent and can be used as a raw material for extracting metal lanthanum and as a petroleum cracking catalyst. Lanthanum chloride also has a certain role in the field of medicine. For example, studies have shown that the antagonistic effect of lanthanum chloride on endotoxin (LPS) in vivo effects has a certain impact on the search for new effective endotoxin antagonists, providing experimental evidence for the prevention and treatment of endotoxemia.

Lanthanum(III) chloride is an inorganic compound which used in biochemical research to block the activity of divalent cation channels, especially calcium channels.