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Sympathectomy, Chemical MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Sympathectomy, Chemical
Tree Number(s)
E04.525.210.105.800.800
Unique ID
D013563
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013563
Annotation
coordinate with specific chemical with no qualifiers + disease /‌ther; do not confuse with SYMPATHETIC NERVE BLOCK see AUTONOMIC NERVE BLOCK
Scope Note
Sympathectomy using chemicals (e.g., 6-hydroxydopamine or guanethidine) which selectively and reversibly destroy adrenergic nerve endings while leaving cholinergic nerve endings intact.
Entry Version
SYMPATHECTOMY CHEM
Entry Term(s)
Chemical Sympathectomy
Chemical Sympathetic Denervation
Chemosympathectomy
Denervation, Sympathetic, Chemical
Sympathetic Denervation, Chemical
Previous Indexing
Dopamine (1966-1972)
Guanethidine (1966-1981)
Hydroxydopamines (1973-1981)
specific sympathetic nervous system term (1966-1981)
Sympathectomy (1966-1981)
Sympathetic Nervous System (1966-1981)
Public MeSH Note
82
History Note
82
Date Established
1982/01/01
Date of Entry
1981/02/27
Revision Date
2017/07/05
Sympathectomy, Chemical Preferred
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