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Descriptor English: Nitroglycerin
Descriptor Spanish: Nitroglicerina
Descriptor nitroglicerina
Entry term(s) trinitrato de glicerilo
Scope note: Vasodilatador volátil que alivia la ANGINA DE PECHO merced a la estimulación de la GUANILATO CICLASA y redución del calcio citosólico. Ocasionalmente se utiliza para TOCÓLISIS y en explosivos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Nitroglicerina
Descriptor French: Nitroglycérine
Entry term(s): Anginine
Dynamite
Gilustenon
Glyceryl Trinitrate
Nitrangin
Nitro Bid
Nitro Dur
Nitro-Bid
Nitro-Dur
NitroBid
NitroDur
Nitrocard
Nitroderm
Nitroderm TTS
Nitroglyn
Nitrol
Nitrolan
Nitrong
Nitrospan
Nitrostat
Perlinganit
Susadrin
Sustac
Sustak
Sustonit
Transderm Nitro
Tridil
Trinitrate, Glyceryl
Trinitrin
Trinitrolong
Tree number(s): D02.640.636
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005996
Scope note: A volatile vasodilator which relieves ANGINA PECTORIS by stimulating GUANYLATE CYCLASE and lowering cytosolic calcium. It is also sometimes used for TOCOLYSIS and explosives.
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: Vasodilator Agents
Explosive Agents
Registry Number: G59M7S0WS3
CAS Type 1 Name: 1,2,3-Propanetriol, trinitrate
Public MeSH Note: 92; was GLYCERYL TRINITRATE 1963-91; NITROGLYCERIN was see GLYCERYL TRINITRATE 1963-91
Online Note: use NITROGLYCERIN to search GLYCERYL TRINITRATE 1966-91
History Note: 92; was GLYCERYL TRINITRATE 1963-91; NITROGLYCERIN was see GLYCERYL TRINITRATE 1963-91
Related: Nitric Oxide Donors MeSH
Nitro Compounds MeSH
DeCS ID: 30340
Unique ID: D005996
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1992/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2017/04/10
Nitroglycerin - Preferred
Concept UI M0009426
Scope note A volatile vasodilator which relieves ANGINA PECTORIS by stimulating GUANYLATE CYCLASE and lowering cytosolic calcium. It is also sometimes used for TOCOLYSIS and explosives.
Preferred term Nitroglycerin
Entry term(s) Glyceryl Trinitrate
Trinitrate, Glyceryl
Nitrolan - Narrower
Concept UI M0009440
Preferred term Nitrolan
Nitrospan - Narrower
Concept UI M0009442
Preferred term Nitrospan
Nitrostat - Narrower
Concept UI M0009443
Preferred term Nitrostat
Perlinganit - Narrower
Concept UI M0009444
Preferred term Perlinganit
Nitrong - Narrower
Concept UI M0009441
Preferred term Nitrong
Susadrin - Narrower
Concept UI M0009445
Preferred term Susadrin
Sustac - Narrower
Concept UI M0009428
Preferred term Sustac
Sustak - Narrower
Concept UI M0009446
Preferred term Sustak
Sustonit - Narrower
Concept UI M0009447
Preferred term Sustonit
Transderm Nitro - Narrower
Concept UI M0009448
Preferred term Transderm Nitro
Nitroglyn - Narrower
Concept UI M0009438
Preferred term Nitroglyn
Trinitrin - Narrower
Concept UI M0009430
Preferred term Trinitrin
Trinitrolong - Narrower
Concept UI M0009449
Preferred term Trinitrolong
Anginine - Narrower
Concept UI M0009431
Preferred term Anginine
Dynamite - Broader
Concept UI M0009425
Preferred term Dynamite
Gilustenon - Narrower
Concept UI M0009432
Preferred term Gilustenon
Nitrangin - Narrower
Concept UI M0009433
Preferred term Nitrangin
Nitro-Bid - Narrower
Concept UI M0009434
Preferred term Nitro-Bid
Entry term(s) Nitro Bid
NitroBid
Nitro-Dur - Narrower
Concept UI M0009427
Preferred term Nitro-Dur
Entry term(s) Nitro Dur
NitroDur
Nitrocard - Narrower
Concept UI M0009435
Preferred term Nitrocard
Nitroderm - Narrower
Concept UI M0009436
Preferred term Nitroderm
Nitroderm TTS - Narrower
Concept UI M0009437
Preferred term Nitroderm TTS
Nitrol - Narrower
Concept UI M0009439
Preferred term Nitrol
Tridil - Narrower
Concept UI M0009429
Preferred term Tridil



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