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Inorganic Chemicals > Sulfur Compounds > Thiazoles > Thiazolidinediones > Rosiglitazone
Organic Chemicals > Sulfur Compounds > Thiazoles > Thiazolidinediones > Rosiglitazone
... > Heterocyclic Compounds > Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring > Azoles > Thiazoles > Thiazolidinediones > Rosiglitazone

Preferred term

Rosiglitazone  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • 5-((4-(2-Methyl-2-(pyridinylamino)ethoxy)phenyl)methyl)-2,4-thiazolidinedione-2-butenedioate
  • Avandia
  • BRL 49653
  • Rosiglitazone Maleate

Scope note

  • A thiazolidinedione that functions as a selective agonist for PPAR GAMMA. It improves INSULIN SENSITIVITY in adipose tissue, skeletal muscle, and the liver of patients with TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS.

History note

  • 2019 (1994)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000077154

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