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MeSH Heading: Sympathomimetics
Tree Number(s): D27.505.696.663.050.870
Unique ID: D013566
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013566
Annotation: note entry term SYMPATHOMIMETIC EFFECT: use only for the sympathomimetic effect of a chemical substance
Scope Note: Drugs that mimic the effects of stimulating postganglionic adrenergic sympathetic nerves. Included here are drugs that directly stimulate adrenergic receptors and drugs that act indirectly by provoking the release of adrenergic transmitters.
Entry Term(s): Amines, Sympathomimetic; Sympathomimetic; Sympathomimetic Agent; Sympathomimetic Agents; Sympathomimetic Drug; Sympathomimetic Drugs; Sympathomimetic Effect; Sympathomimetic Effects
See Also: Adrenergic Agonists; Adrenergic Uptake Inhibitors; Cardiotonic Agents; Cardiovascular Agents; Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors; Receptors, Adrenergic
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0020947
Scope Note: Drugs that mimic the effects of stimulating postganglionic adrenergic sympathetic nerves. Included here are drugs that directly stimulate adrenergic receptors and drugs that act indirectly by provoking the release of adrenergic transmitters.
Terms: Sympathomimetics Preferred Term
Term UI T039895
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Sympathomimetic
Term UI T000997705
Date11/19/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Sympathomimetic Agent
Term UI T000997706
Date11/19/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Sympathomimetic Drug
Term UI T000997707
Date11/19/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Sympathomimetic Agents
Term UI T039896
Date04/06/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Sympathomimetic Drugs
Term UI T039897
Date04/06/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995)

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