Chemicals and Drugs

Antidiuretic Agents

Agents that reduce the excretion of URINE, most notably the octapeptide VASOPRESSINS.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

Agents that reduce the excretion of URINE, most notably the octapeptide VASOPRESSINS.

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8 entry terms
  • Anti-Diuretic Agents
  • Agents, Anti-Diuretic
  • Agents, Antidiuretic
  • Anti Diuretic Agents
  • Antidiuretic Effect
  • Antidiuretic Effects
  • Effect, Antidiuretic
  • Effects, Antidiuretic

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Aspects Covered

22 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, 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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Indexing Annotation

note entry term ANTIDIURETIC EFFECT: use only for the antidiuretic effect of a chemical substance

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History Note

2006

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Previous Indexing

  • Diuretics (1965-2005)

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  1. D27.505.696.560.249w

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NLM Classification

QV 160

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Antidiuretic Agents. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D050034. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D050034
  2. Antidiuretic Agents. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antidiuretic
  3. Antidiuretic Agents. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4774696