Concept information
Preferred term
Indomethacin
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- Indometacin
Scope note
- A non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent (NSAID) that inhibits CYCLOOXYGENASE, which is necessary for the formation of PROSTAGLANDINS and other AUTACOIDS. It also inhibits the motility of POLYMORPHONUCLEAR LEUKOCYTES.
History note
- 1966 (1964)
In other languages
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Finnish
-
indomethacinum
-
Indometin
-
Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D007213
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