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Abstract
A non-selective inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase. It has been used experimentally to induce hypertension.
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- L-NAME
- N omega-Nitro-L-arginine Methyl Ester
- N(G)-Nitro-L-arginine Methyl Ester
- N(G)-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester
- N(omega)-Nitro-L-arginine Methyl Ester
- NG-Nitro-L-Arginine Methyl Ester
- Methyl Ester, NG-Nitro-L-Arginine
- Methyl Ester, NG-Nitroarginine
- N omega Nitro L arginine Methyl Ester
- NG Nitro L Arginine Methyl Ester
- NG Nitroarginine Methyl Ester
- NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester, D-Orn-Isomer
- NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester, L-Orn-Isomer, Monohydrochloride
- NG Nitroarginine Methyl Ester, D Orn Isomer
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, 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
97; was N(G)-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER (NM) 1990-96
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- Arginine/analogs & derivatives (1990-1996)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019331. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019331
- NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27081090