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Descriptor English: Dimethylnitrosamine
Descriptor Spanish: Dimetilnitrosamina
Descriptor dimetilnitrosamina
Entry term(s) nitrosodimetilamina
Scope note: Derivado de la nitrosamina con propiedades alquilantes, carcinogénicas y mutagénicas. Causa daño hepático grave y es hepatocarcinógeno en roedores.
Descriptor Portuguese: Dimetilnitrosamina
Descriptor French: N-Méthyl-N-nitroso-méthanamine
Entry term(s): N Nitrosodimethylamine
N-Nitrosodimethylamine
NDMA Nitrosodimethylamine
Nitrosodimethylamine
Nitrosodimethylamine, NDMA
Tree number(s): D02.654.442.225
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004128
Scope note: A nitrosamine derivative with alkylating, carcinogenic, and mutagenic properties. It causes serious liver damage and is a hepatocarcinogen in rodents.
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
Registry Number: M43H21IO8R
CAS Type 1 Name: Methanamine, N-methyl-N-nitroso-
Previous Indexing: Amines (1966-1971)
Dimethylamines (1974)
Methylamines (1971-1974)
Nitrosamines (1966-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 1980; see NITROSAMINES 1975-1979; N-NITROSODIMETHYLAMINE was indexed under NITROSAMINES 2003-2008
History Note: 1980(1975)
DeCS ID: 4177
Unique ID: D004128
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1980/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/11
Revision Date: 2013/07/08
Dimethylnitrosamine - Preferred
Concept UI M0006464
Scope note A nitrosamine derivative with alkylating, carcinogenic, and mutagenic properties. It causes serious liver damage and is a hepatocarcinogen in rodents.
Preferred term Dimethylnitrosamine
Entry term(s) N Nitrosodimethylamine
N-Nitrosodimethylamine
NDMA Nitrosodimethylamine
Nitrosodimethylamine
Nitrosodimethylamine, NDMA



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