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Etanidazole MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Etanidazole
Tree Number(s)
D02.640.672.250
D03.383.129.308.658.250
Unique ID
D017341
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017341
Scope Note
A nitroimidazole that sensitizes hypoxic tumor cells that are normally resistant to radiation therapy.
Entry Term(s)
NSC-301467
SR-2508
Pharm Action
Antineoplastic Agents
Radiation-Sensitizing Agents
Registry Numbers
30DKA3Q1HL
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Related Numbers
22668-01-5
CAS Type 1 Name
1H-Imidazole-1-acetamide, N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-nitro-
Previous Indexing
Nitroimidazoles (1981-1992)
Public MeSH Note
93; ETANIDAZOLE was indexed under NITROIMIDAZOLES 1981-92
Online Note
use ETANIDAZOLE (NM) to search ETANIDAZOLE 1981-92
History Note
93; was ETANIDAZOLE (NM) 1981-92
Date Established
1993/01/01
Date of Entry
1992/05/08
Revision Date
2016/05/31
Etanidazole Preferred
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