Concept information
Preferred term
Guanethidine
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- ((2-Hexahydro-1(2H)-azocinyl)ethyl)guanidine
- Octadine
- Oktadin
Scope note
- An antihypertensive agent that acts by inhibiting selectively transmission in post-ganglionic adrenergic nerves. It is believed to act mainly by preventing the release of norepinephrine at nerve endings and causes depletion of norepinephrine in peripheral sympathetic nerve terminals as well as in tissues.
In other languages
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Finnish
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D006145
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