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Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors
Tree Number(s)
D27.505.519.389.616
Unique ID
D008996
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008996
Scope Note
A chemically heterogeneous group of drugs that have in common the ability to block oxidative deamination of naturally occurring monoamines. (From Gilman, et al., Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 8th ed, p414)
Entry Version
MAO INHIB
Entry Term(s)
MAO Inhibitor
MAO Inhibitors
Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor
RIMA (Reversible Inhibitor of Monoamine Oxidase A)
Reversible Inhibitor of Monoamine Oxidase
Reversible Inhibitors of Monoamine Oxidase
Registry Numbers
0
NLM Classification #
QV 77.5
See Also
Antidepressive Agents
Date Introduced
1966/01/01
Last Updated
2020/06/17
Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors Preferred
Reversible Inhibitors of Monoamine Oxidase Narrower
RIMA (Reversible Inhibitor of Monoamine Oxidase A) Narrower
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