Amifostine

"Amifostine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A phosphorothioate proposed as a radiation-protective agent. It causes splenic vasodilation and may block autonomic ganglia.

Descriptor ID	D004999
MeSH Number(s)	D02.705.400.625.050 D02.705.539.345.050 D02.886.300.692.050
Concept/Terms	Amifostine Amifostine Amifostine Trihydrate Trihydrate, Amifostine APAETP S-(N-(3-Aminopropyl)-2-aminoethyl)thiophosphoric Acid S-(N-(3-Aminopropyl)-2-aminoethyl)thiophosphoric Acid Ethiofos Anhydrous Ethiofos Anhydrous Anhydrous, Ethiofos Amifostine Disodium Salt Amifostine Disodium Salt Disodium Salt, Amifostine Amifostine Monohydrate Amifostine Monohydrate Monohydrate, Amifostine Amifostine Monohydrochloride Amifostine Monohydrochloride Monohydrochloride, Amifostine Aminopropylaminoethylthiophosphate Aminopropylaminoethylthiophosphate Aminopropyl Aminoethylthiophosphate Ethyol Ethyol NSC-296961 NSC-296961 NSC 296961 NSC296961 Amifostine Anhydrous Amifostine Anhydrous Anhydrous, Amifostine WR-2721 WR-2721 WR 2721 WR2721 YM-08310 YM-08310 YM 08310 YM08310 Aminopropylaminoethylthiophosphoric Acid Aminopropylaminoethylthiophosphoric Acid Acid, Aminopropylaminoethylthiophosphoric Ethiofos Ethiofos Gammaphos Gammaphos

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Amifostine".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Organic Chemicals [D02]
Organophosphorus Compounds [D02.705]
Organophosphates [D02.705.400]
Organothiophosphates [D02.705.400.625]
Amifostine [D02.705.400.625.050]
Organothiophosphorus Compounds [D02.705.539]
Organothiophosphates [D02.705.539.345]
Amifostine [D02.705.539.345.050]
Sulfur Compounds [D02.886]
Organothiophosphorus Compounds [D02.886.300]
Organothiophosphates [D02.886.300.692]
Amifostine [D02.886.300.692.050]

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