MeSH Browser

MeSH Heading: Reactive Nitrogen Species
Tree Number(s): D01.339.409; D01.625.700; D02.389.508; D02.654.846
Unique ID: D026361
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D026361
Scope Note: Nitrogenous products of NITRIC OXIDE synthases, ranging from NITRIC OXIDE to NITRATES. These reactive nitrogen intermediates also include the inorganic PEROXYNITROUS ACID and the organic S-NITROSOTHIOLS.
Entry Term(s): Nitrogen Species, Reactive
Previous Indexing: Nitrogen Oxides (1976-2001); Nitroso Compounds (1992-2001)
Public MeSH Note: 2002
History Note: 2002
Date Established: 2002/01/01
Date of Entry: 2001/07/25
Revision Date: 2023/02/26

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analogs & derivatives (AA)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Reactive Nitrogen Species MeSH Descriptor Data 2025