Urethane
"Urethane" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Antineoplastic agent that is also used as a veterinary anesthetic. It has also been used as an intermediate in organic synthesis. Urethane is suspected to be a carcinogen.
| Descriptor ID |
D014520
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.241.081.251.944
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| Concept/Terms |
Urethane- Urethane
- Urethan
- Ethyl Carbamate
- Carbamate, Ethyl
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1986 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Urethane" by people in Profiles.
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Harper RM, Gozal D, Forster HV, Ohtake PJ, Pan LG, Lowry TF, Rector DM. Imaging of VMS activity during blood pressure challenges in awake and anesthetized goats. Am J Physiol. 1996 Jan; 270(1 Pt 2):R182-91.
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Domowicz MS, Kivatinitz SC, Caputto BL, Caputto R. Synthesis and translocation of gangliosides and glycoproteins during urethane anesthesia. J Neurochem. 1988 May; 50(5):1369-74.
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Nagahama S, Chen YF, Lindheimer MD, Oparil S. Mechanism of the depressor action of LY171555, a selective dopamine D2 receptor agonist, in the anesthetized rat. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 1986 Nov; 239(2):426-32.