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Descriptor English: Arginine Vasopressin
Descriptor Spanish: Arginina Vasopresina
Descriptor arginina vasopresina
Entry term(s) AVP
arg-vasopresina
argipresina
Scope note: Forma predominante de la hormona antidiurética en mamíferos. Es un nonapéptido que contiene ARGININA en el residuo 8 y dos cisteínas unidas por puentes disulfuro en los residuos 1 y 6. La Arg-vasopresina se utiliza en el tratamiento de la DIABETES INSÍPIDA y para mejorar el tono vasomotor y la PRESIÓN SANGUÍNEA.
Descriptor Portuguese: Arginina Vasopressina
Descriptor French: Arginine vasopressine
Entry term(s): Arg Vasopressin
Arg-Vasopressin
Argipressin
Argipressin Tannate
Vasopressin, Arginine
Tree number(s): D06.472.699.631.692.781.100
D12.644.400.900.100
D12.644.456.925.100
D12.644.548.691.692.781.100
D12.776.631.650.937.100
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001127
Scope note: The predominant form of mammalian antidiuretic hormone. It is a nonapeptide containing an ARGININE at residue 8 and two disulfide-linked cysteines at residues of 1 and 6. Arg-vasopressin is used to treat DIABETES INSIPIDUS or to improve vasomotor tone and BLOOD PRESSURE.
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
DE drug effects
DF deficiency
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Pharm Action: Hemostatics
Vasoconstrictor Agents
Antidiuretic Agents
Registry Number: 113-79-1
CAS Type 1 Name: Cys-Tyr-Phe-Gln-Asn-Cys-Pro-Arg-Gly-NH2, cyclic 1-6 disulfide
Previous Indexing: Arginine (1966-1974)
Vasopressins (1966-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 2007; see ARGIPRESSIN 1979-2006
History Note: 2007 (1979)
DeCS ID: 22344
Unique ID: D001127
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Date Established: 1979/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/11
Revision Date: 2015/11/23
Arginine Vasopressin - Preferred
Concept UI M0001691
Scope note The predominant form of mammalian antidiuretic hormone. It is a nonapeptide containing an ARGININE at residue 8 and two disulfide-linked cysteines at residues of 1 and 6. Arg-vasopressin is used to treat DIABETES INSIPIDUS or to improve vasomotor tone and BLOOD PRESSURE.
Preferred term Arginine Vasopressin
Entry term(s) Arg Vasopressin
Arg-Vasopressin
Argipressin
Vasopressin, Arginine
Argipressin Tannate - Narrower
Concept UI M0001692
Preferred term Argipressin Tannate



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