"Methimazole" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Methimazole" by people in Profiles.
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Gripp KW, Kuryan R, Schnur RE, Kothawala M, Davey LR, Antunes MJ, Reichard KW, Schneider A, Hall BD. Grade 1 microtia, wide anterior fontanel and novel type tracheo-esophageal fistula in methimazole embryopathy. Am J Med Genet A. 2011 Mar; 155A(3):526-33.
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Bish LT, Bavaria JE, Augoustides J. Thyroid storm after coronary artery bypass grafting. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 Nov; 140(5):e67-9.
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Ramos-Bonner LS, Goldberg TH, Moyer S, Anastasopoulou C. Methimazole-induced cholestatic jaundice in an elderly hyperthyroid patient. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2007 Sep; 5(3):236-40.
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Bilu Martin D, Deng A, Gaspari A, Pearson F. Perinuclear antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis in a patient with Graves' disease treated with methimazole. Skinmed. 2006 Nov-Dec; 5(6):302-5.
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Kawasaki T, Carmichael FJ, Giles G, Saldivia V, Israel Y, Orrego H. Effects of propylthiouracil and methimazole on splanchnic hemodynamics in awake and unrestrained rats. Hepatology. 1989 Sep; 10(3):273-8.
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Heberting HJ, Schwarzmann E. [Concept of endocrine ophthalmopathies]. Z Gesamte Inn Med. 1974 Sep 01; 29(17):712-5.