Ranitidine
"Ranitidine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A non-imidazole blocker of those histamine receptors that mediate gastric secretion (H2 receptors). It is used to treat gastrointestinal ulcers.
| Descriptor ID |
D011899
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.312.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Ranitidine- Ranitidine
- N (2-(((5-((Dimethylamino)methyl)-2-furanyl)methyl)thio)ethyl)-N'-methyl-2-nitro-1,1-ethenediamine
- Ranitidin
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1985 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1990 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1992 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ranitidine" by people in Profiles.
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Murray MJ. Suppression of gastric acidity in horses. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1997 Jul 01; 211(1):37-40.
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Murray MJ, Eichorn ES. Effects of intermittent feed deprivation, intermittent feed deprivation with ranitidine administration, and stall confinement with ad libitum access to hay on gastric ulceration in horses. Am J Vet Res. 1996 Nov; 57(11):1599-603.
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Murray MJ, Schusser GF. Measurement of 24-h gastric pH using an indwelling pH electrode in horses unfed, fed and treated with ranitidine. Equine Vet J. 1993 Sep; 25(5):417-21.
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Murray MJ. Gastric ulceration in horses: 91 cases (1987-1990). J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1992 Jul 01; 201(1):117-20.
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Murray MJ, Grodinsky C. The effects of famotidine, ranitidine and magnesium hydroxide/aluminium hydroxide on gastric fluid pH in adult horses. Equine Vet J Suppl. 1992 Feb; (11):52-5.
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Alkadhi KA, Bassey EI, Hogan YH. A comparative study of the actions of histamine H2 receptor antagonists on transmission in the isolated superior cervical ganglion of the rat. Neuropharmacology. 1990 Mar; 29(3):285-90.
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Furr MO, Murray MJ. Treatment of gastric ulcers in horses with histamine type 2 receptor antagonists. Equine Vet J Suppl. 1989 Jun; (7):77-9.
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Al-Gadi M, Hill SJ. Characterization of histamine receptors mediating the stimulation of cyclic AMP accumulation in rabbit cerebral cortical slices. Br J Pharmacol. 1985 Aug; 85(4):877-88.