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MeSH Heading: Diuretics
Tree Number(s): D27.505.696.560.500
Unique ID: D004232
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004232
Annotation: note entry term DIURETIC EFFECT: use only for the diuretic effect of a chemical substance
Scope Note: Agents that promote the excretion of urine through their effects on kidney function.
Entry Term(s): Diuretic; Diuretic Effect; Diuretic Effects
Registry Number: 0
NLM Classification #: QV 160
See Also: Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/05/31

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)

Diuretics MeSH Descriptor Data 2024