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Preferred term

Metyrapone  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • An inhibitor of the enzyme STEROID 11-BETA-MONOOXYGENASE. It is used as a test of the feedback hypothalamic-pituitary mechanism in the diagnosis of CUSHING SYNDROME.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • 1-Propanone, 2-methyl-1,2-di-3-pyridinyl-
  • 54-36-4 (Metyrapone)
  • Methbipyranone
  • Methopyrapone
  • ZS9KD92H6V

Pharmacological Action(s)

In other languages

  • French

  • 1-Propanone, 2-methyl-1,2-di-3-pyridinyl-
  • 54-36-4 (Metyrapone)
  • ZS9KD92H6V

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-GX389FWC-1

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