Structured Summary
Abstract
An antifibrinolytic agent that acts by inhibiting plasminogen activators which have fibrinolytic properties.
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Pharmacological Action
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Synonyms
19 entry terms
- 6-Aminocaproic Acid
- 6-Aminohexanoic Acid
- epsilon-Aminocaproic Acid
- 6 Aminocaproic Acid
- 6 Aminohexanoic Acid
- epsilon Aminocaproic Acid
- Amicar
- CY-116
- Capralense
- Capramol
- Caproamin
- Caprocid
- Caprolest
- Epsamon
- Epsikapron
- Hemocaprol
- Hexalense
- CY 116
- CY116
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Aspects Covered
24 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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History Note
2014(1977); for AMINOCAPROIC ACID use AMINOCAPROIC ACIDS 1975-2013
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Previous Indexing
- Aminocaproic Acids (1966-1976)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Aminocaproic Acid. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D015119. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D015119
- Aminocaproic Acid. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aminocaproic_acid
- Aminocaproic Acid. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q255968