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Descriptor English: Nitroblue Tetrazolium
Descriptor Spanish: Nitroazul de Tetrazolio
Descriptor nitroazul de tetrazolio
Scope note: Colorante, entre incoloro a amarillo, que determinadas células pueden reducir a cristales de formazan azules o negros. Inicialmente se utilizó para diferenciar entre enfermedades bacterianas y no bacterianas, estas últimas hacen que los neutrófilos reduzcan el colorante. En la actualidad se usa para confirmar el diagnóstico de enfermedad granulomatosa crónica.
Descriptor Portuguese: Nitroazul de Tetrazólio
Descriptor French: Bleu de nitrotétrazolium
Entry term(s): Blue, Nitrotetrazolium
Nitro-BT
Nitroblue, Tetrazolium
Nitrotetrazolium Blue
Tetrazolium Nitroblue
Tetrazolium, Nitroblue
Tree number(s): D03.383.129.617.700.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009580
Scope note: Colorless to yellow dye that is reducible to blue or black formazan crystals by certain cells; formerly used to distinguish between nonbacterial and bacterial diseases, the latter causing neutrophils to reduce the dye; used to confirm diagnosis of chronic granulomatous disease.
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AN analysis
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
Pharm Action: Indicators and Reagents
Registry Number: 298-83-9
CAS Type 1 Name: 2H-Tetrazolium, 3,3'-(3,3'-dimethoxy(1,1'-biphenyl))-4,4'-diyl bis(2-(4-nitrophenyl))-5-phenyl-, dichloride
Previous Indexing: Nitro Compounds (1973-1974)
Tetrazolium Salts (1972-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under TETRAZOLIUM SALTS 1975-90
History Note: 91(75); was see under TETRAZOLIUM SALTS 1975-90
Entry Version: NITRO BT
DeCS ID: 9764
Unique ID: D009580
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Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/11
Revision Date: 2016/05/31
Nitroblue Tetrazolium - Preferred
Concept UI M0014891
Scope note Colorless to yellow dye that is reducible to blue or black formazan crystals by certain cells; formerly used to distinguish between nonbacterial and bacterial diseases, the latter causing neutrophils to reduce the dye; used to confirm diagnosis of chronic granulomatous disease.
Preferred term Nitroblue Tetrazolium
Entry term(s) Blue, Nitrotetrazolium
Nitro-BT
Nitroblue, Tetrazolium
Nitrotetrazolium Blue
Tetrazolium Nitroblue
Tetrazolium, Nitroblue



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