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MeSH Heading: Clonidine
Tree Number(s): D03.383.129.308.436.500
Unique ID: D003000
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003000
Scope Note: An imidazoline sympatholytic agent that stimulates ALPHA-2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTORS and central IMIDAZOLINE RECEPTORS. It is commonly used in the management of HYPERTENSION.
Entry Term(s): Catapres; Catapresan; Catapressan; Chlophazolin; Clofelin; Clofenil; Clonidine Dihydrochloride; Clonidine Hydrochloride; Clonidine Monohydrobromide; Clonidine Monohydrochloride; Clopheline; Dixarit; Gemiton; Hemiton; Isoglaucon; Klofelin; Klofenil; M-5041T; ST-155
Pharm Action: Analgesics
Antihypertensive Agents
Sympatholytics
Adrenergic alpha-2 Receptor Agonists
Registry Numbers: MN3L5RMN02; 0; W76I6XXF06; 135589-09-2; 62671-91-4
Related Numbers: 135589-09-2; 4205-90-7; 62671-91-4; W76I6XXF06
CAS Type 1 Name: 1H-Imidazol-2-amine, N-(2,6-dichlorophenyl)-4,5-dihydro-
Previous Indexing: Antihypertensive Agents (1966-1971); Imidazoles (1966-1971)
Public MeSH Note: 73
History Note: 73(72)
Date Established: 1973/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2017/05/24

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analogs & derivatives (AA)

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: M0004605
Registry Numbers: MN3L5RMN02
Related Numbers: 135589-09-2; 4205-90-7; 62671-91-4; W76I6XXF06
Scope Note: An imidazoline sympatholytic agent that stimulates ALPHA-2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTORS and central IMIDAZOLINE RECEPTORS. It is commonly used in the management of HYPERTENSION.
Terms: Clonidine Preferred Term
Term UI T008702
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Klofenil
Term UI T008703
Date02/08/1989
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1989); Clofenil
Term UI T008701
Date02/08/1989
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1989)

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