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H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1993-02-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Medication
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- H2 receptor antagonist 1, record 1, English, H2%20receptor%20antagonist
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- H2 blocker 2, record 1, English, H2%20blocker
- H2 receptor blocker 3, record 1, English, H2%20receptor%20blocker
- H2 antagonist 4, record 1, English, H2%20antagonist
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Those drugs which block H2 receptors act to inhibit the secretion of gastric acid; they are used in the treatment of peptic ulcers and other conditions marked by hyperacidity in the digestive tract. (Training Manual Claritin, Schering Canada, 1987, p. 3.1-3, 4). 5, record 1, English, - H2%20receptor%20antagonist
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Médicaments
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- antagoniste des récepteurs H2
1, record 1, French, antagoniste%20des%20r%C3%A9cepteurs%20H2
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- inhibiteur des récepteurs H2 2, record 1, French, inhibiteur%20des%20r%C3%A9cepteurs%20H2
masculine noun
- H2-bloquant 3, record 1, French, H2%2Dbloquant
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ajouter un H2-bloquant au cours du traitement de l'hypotension associée à l'anaphylaxie. Les résultats des études relatives aux perfusions d'histamine chez des sujets normaux ainsi que l'expérience clinique ont révélé que l'administration concomitante de H1-bloquants et de H2-bloquants n'affecte pas la fonction vasculaire et maintient la tension artérielle beaucoup plus efficacement que l'administration d'un antagoniste H1 seul. 3, record 1, French, - antagoniste%20des%20r%C3%A9cepteurs%20H2
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1987-05-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Medication
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- histamine H2-receptor antagonist
1, record 2, English, histamine%20H2%2Dreceptor%20antagonist
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Cimetidine] competitively inhibits the action of histamine at the histamine H2 receptors of the parietal cells and, thus, represents a new class of pharmacological agent, the histamine H2-receptor antagonist. 2, record 2, English, - histamine%20H2%2Dreceptor%20antagonist
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Médicaments
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- inhibiteur du récepteur H2 de l'histamine
1, record 2, French, inhibiteur%20du%20r%C3%A9cepteur%20H2%20de%20l%27histamine
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tagamet (...). Cimétidine. Antagoniste du récepteur H2 de l'histamine (...) : La cimétidine inhibe de façon compétitive l'action de l'histamine au niveau des récepteurs H2 des cellules pariétales de l'estomac. 1, record 2, French, - inhibiteur%20du%20r%C3%A9cepteur%20H2%20de%20l%27histamine
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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