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Descriptor English: Ammonia
Descriptor Spanish: Amoníaco
Descriptor amoníaco
Entry term(s) nitrógeno amónico
Scope note: Gas alcalino incoloro. Se forma en el organismo por la descomposición de materiales orgánicos en un gran número de importantes reacciones metabólicas. Hay que señalar que la forma acuosa del amoniaco se denomina HIDRÓXIDO AMÓNICO.
Descriptor Portuguese: Amônia
Descriptor French: Ammoniac
Tree number(s): D01.362.075
D01.625.050
SP4.606.635.419.496.057
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000641
Scope note: A colorless alkaline gas. It is formed in the body during decomposition of organic materials during a large number of metabolically important reactions. Note that the aqueous form of ammonia is referred to as AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE.
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
Registry Number: 7664-41-7
CAS Type 1 Name: Ammonia
Related: Ammonium Hydroxide MeSH
DeCS ID: 656
Unique ID: D000641
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2013/07/08
Ammonia - Preferred
Concept UI M0000981
Scope note A colorless alkaline gas. It is formed in the body during decomposition of organic materials during a large number of metabolically important reactions. Note that the aqueous form of ammonia is referred to as AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE.
Preferred term Ammonia



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