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Descriptor English:

Heptaminol

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Heptaminol

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Descriptor	heptaminol
Scope note:	Aminoalcohol que ha sido utilizado como estimulante del miocardio y vasodilatador y para aliviar el broncoespasmo. Su uso terapéutico más frecuente es en la hipotensión ortostática. El mecanismo de las acciones terapéuticas del heptaminol no se conoce bien pero se ha sugerido que afecta la liberación de catecolamisnas o al metabolismo del calcio.

Descriptor Portuguese:

Heptaminol

Descriptor French:

Heptaminol

Entry term(s):

Chlorhydrate d'heptaminol

Tree number(s):

D02.033.100.350
D02.092.063.350

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006535

Scope note:

An amino alcohol that has been used as a myocardial stimulant and vasodilator and to relieve bronchospasm. Its most common therapeutic use is in orthostatic hypotension. The mechanism of heptaminol's therapeutic actions is not well understood although it has been suggested to affect catecholamine release or calcium metabolism.

Allowable Qualifiers:

AA analogues et dérivés
AD administration et posologie
AE effets indésirables
AG agonistes
AI antagonistes et inhibiteurs
AN analyse
BL sang
CF liquide cérébrospinal
CH composition chimique
CL classification
CS synthèse chimique
EC économie
HI histoire
IM immunologie
IP isolement et purification
ME métabolisme
PD pharmacologie
PK pharmacocinétique
PO intoxication
RE effets des radiations
SD ressources et distribution
ST normes
TO toxicité
TU usage thérapeutique
UR urine

Registry Number:

3DQS188SY5

CAS Type 1 Name:

2-Heptanol, 6-amino-2-methyl-

DeCS ID:

6691

Unique ID:

D006535

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Date Established:

1991/01/01