"Amifostine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A phosphorothioate proposed as a radiation-protective agent. It causes splenic vasodilation and may block autonomic ganglia.
| Descriptor ID |
D004999
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.705.400.625.050 D02.705.539.345.050 D02.886.300.692.050
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| Concept/Terms |
Amifostine- Amifostine
- S-(N-(3-Aminopropyl)-2-aminoethyl)thiophosphoric Acid
- Ethiofos
- Gammaphos
- Aminopropylaminoethylthiophosphoric Acid
- Acid, Aminopropylaminoethylthiophosphoric
- APAETP
Ethyol- Ethyol
- US Bioscience Brand of Amifostine
- Lilly Brand of Amifostine
- Amifostine Lilly Brand
- Schering-Plough Brand of Amifostine
- Amifostine Schering-Plough Brand
- Schering Plough Brand of Amifostine
- Alza Brand of Amifostine
- Amifostine Alza Brand
- Essex Brand of Amifostine
- Amifostine Essex Brand
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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