"Methimazole" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A thioureylene antithyroid agent that inhibits the formation of thyroid hormones by interfering with the incorporation of iodine into tyrosyl residues of thyroglobulin. This is done by interfering with the oxidation of iodide ion and iodotyrosyl groups through inhibition of the peroxidase enzyme.
| Descriptor ID |
D008713
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.886.489.600 D03.383.129.308.535
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| Concept/Terms |
Methimazole- Methimazole
- 1-Methyl-2-mercaptoimidazole
- 1 Methyl 2 mercaptoimidazole
- Merkazolil
- Tiamazol
- Thiamazole
- Thimazol
- Mercasolyl
- Mercazolyl
- Methymazol
- Methylmercaptoimidazole
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Evidence of UCP1-independent regulation of norepinephrine-induced thermogenesis in brown fat. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2000 Aug; 279(2):E314-22.