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Descriptor English: Dihydroxytryptamines
Descriptor Spanish: Dihidroxitriptaminas
Descriptor dihidroxitriptaminas
Scope note: Triptamina sustituida con dos grupos hidroxilo en cualquier posición. Algunos de estos compuestos son citotóxicos, análogos a la serotonina, que son captados preferentemente por las neuronas serotoninérgicas, destruyendolas.
Descriptor Portuguese: Di-Hidroxitriptaminas
Descriptor French: Dihydroxytryptamines
Tree number(s): D03.633.100.473.914.201
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004102
Scope note: Tryptamine substituted with two hydroxyl groups in any position. Some are cytotoxic serotonin analogs that are preferentially taken up by serotonergic neurons and then destroy those neurons.
Allowable Qualifiers: 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
Previous Indexing: Tryptamines (1966-1977)
Public MeSH Note: 78
History Note: 78
DeCS ID: 4144
Unique ID: D004102
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Date Established: 1978/01/01
Date of Entry: 1977/04/22
Revision Date: 2016/05/31
Dihydroxytryptamines - Preferred
Concept UI M0006423
Scope note Tryptamine substituted with two hydroxyl groups in any position. Some are cytotoxic serotonin analogs that are preferentially taken up by serotonergic neurons and then destroy those neurons.
Preferred term Dihydroxytryptamines



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