| Descriptor English: | Etretinate | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | Etretinato 
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Etretinato | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Étrétinate | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | B10 9359 B10-9359 B109359 Ethyl Etrinoate Etrinoate, Ethyl Ro 10 9359 Ro 10-9359 Ro 109359 Ro-10-9359 Ro109359 Tigason Tigazon | ||||||
| Tree number(s): | D02.455.326.271.665.202.495.250 D02.455.849.131.495.250 D23.767.261.700.250 | ||||||
| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005050 | ||||||
| Scope note: | An oral retinoid used in the treatment of keratotic genodermatosis, lichen planus, and psoriasis. Beneficial effects have also been claimed in the prophylaxis of epithelial neoplasia. The compound may be teratogenic. | ||||||
| Allowable Qualifiers: | AA                                                            analogs & derivatives AD administration & dosage AE adverse effects AG agonists AI antagonists & inhibitors AN analysis BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CH chemistry CL classification CS chemical synthesis EC economics HI history IM immunology IP isolation & purification ME metabolism PD pharmacology PK pharmacokinetics PO poisoning RE radiation effects SD supply & distribution ST standards TO toxicity TU therapeutic use UR urine | ||||||
| Pharm Action: | Keratolytic Agents | ||||||
| Registry Number: | 65M2UDR9AG | ||||||
| CAS Type 1 Name: | 2,4,6,8-Nonatetraenoic acid, 9-(4-methoxy-2,3,6-trimethylphenyl)-3,7-dimethyl-, ethyl ester, (all-E)- | ||||||
| Previous Indexing: | Tretinoin/analogs & derivatives (1975-1979) Vitamin A (1966-1974) | ||||||
| Public MeSH Note: | 84(80); was RO 10-9359 see under TRETINOIN 1980-83 | ||||||
| Online Note: | use ETRETINATE to search RO 10-9359 1980-83 | ||||||
| History Note: | 84(80); was RO 10-9359 see under TRETINOIN 1980-83 | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 23997 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D005050 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1984/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1979/05/25 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2013/07/08 | 
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                        Etretinate                                            
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                        Tigason                                            
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                        B10-9359                                            
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                | Concept UI | M0007934 | 
| Scope note | An oral retinoid used in the treatment of keratotic genodermatosis, lichen planus, and psoriasis. Beneficial effects have also been claimed in the prophylaxis of epithelial neoplasia. The compound may be teratogenic. | 
| Preferred term | Etretinate | 
| Entry term(s) | Ethyl Etrinoate Etrinoate, Ethyl | 
| Concept UI | M0351971 | 
| Preferred term | Tigason | 
| Entry term(s) | Tigazon | 
| Concept UI | M0351973 | 
| Preferred term | B10-9359 | 
| Entry term(s) | B10 9359 B109359 | 
| Concept UI | M0351972 | 
| Preferred term | Ro 10-9359 | 
| Entry term(s) | Ro 10 9359 Ro 109359 Ro-10-9359 Ro109359 | 
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