Cimetidine
"Cimetidine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A histamine congener, it competitively inhibits HISTAMINE binding to HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTORS. Cimetidine has a range of pharmacological actions. It inhibits GASTRIC ACID secretion, as well as PEPSIN and GASTRIN output.
| Descriptor ID |
D002927
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.078.370.200 D03.383.129.308.130
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| Concept/Terms |
Cimetidine- Cimetidine
- N-Cyano-N'-methyl-N''-(2-(((5-methyl-1H-imidazol-4-yl)methyl)thio)ethyl)guanidine
SK&F-92334- SK&F-92334
- SK&F 92334
- SK&F92334
- SKF-92334
- SKF 92334
- SKF92334
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cimetidine" by people in Profiles.
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Hellerstein S, Erwin P, Warady BA. The cimetidine protocol: a convenient, accurate, and inexpensive way to measure glomerular filtration rate. Pediatr Nephrol. 2003 Jan; 18(1):71-2.
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Hellerstein S, Berenbom M, Alon US, Warady BA. Creatinine clearance following cimetidine for estimation of glomerular filtration rate. Pediatr Nephrol. 1998 Jan; 12(1):49-54.
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Hellerstein S, Alon U, Blowey D, Kaplan R, Warady BA. Use of serum creatinine concentration for estimation of glomerular filtration rate. Am J Dis Child. 1993 Jul; 147(7):719-20.