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Amyl Nitrite

Known as: 1-nitropentane, Amyl Nitrite [Chemical/Ingredient], n-pentyl nitrite 
A vasodilator that is administered by inhalation. It is also used recreationally due to its supposed ability to induce euphoria and act as an… 
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Amyl nitrite:MCnc:Pt:Ser/Plas:QnAmyl nitrite:PrThr:Pt:Bld:OrdAngina PectorisArterial Vasodilation [PE]

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Nitramylisoamyl nitritepectocor

Broader (2)

NitritesVasodilator Agents

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Review
2008
Review
2008
Trans-arachidonic acids: new mediators of nitro-oxidative stress.
1994
1994
Methaemoglobinaemia due to Amyl Nitrite Inhalation: A Case Report
Methaemoglobinaemia is a potential toxic effect of aliphatic nitrites which are increasingly abused by male homosexuals and drug… 
1983
1983
Autonomic and baroreflex function after captopril in hypertension.
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Left Ventricular Volume Changes After Amyl Nitrite and Nitroglycerin in Man as Measured by Ultrasound
The therapeutic effect of nitrites in myocardial ischemia is considered to be due in part to a reduction of left ventricular… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Observations on the behavior of recipient atria after cardiac transplantation in man.
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Unit activity in rat diencephalic islands — the effect of anaesthetics
1. Unit activity was recorded with steel micro‐electrodes from 486 hypothalamic neurones in rat diencephalic island preparations. 
Highly Cited
1962
Highly Cited
1962
Auscultatory and phonocardiographic manifestations of pure mitral regurgitation.
Highly Cited
1958
Highly Cited
1958
THE USE OF AMYL NITRITE IN DIFFERENTIATING MITRAL AND AORTIC SYSTOLIC MURMURS
The clinical differentiation of the apical systolic murmurs arising at the mitral and aortic valves may be difficult. This is… 
Highly Cited
1953
Highly Cited
1953
The diagnosis of myocardial infarction in patients with anomalous atrioventricular excitation (Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome).
Highly Cited
1949
Highly Cited
1949
Observations on the action of ergonovine on the coronary circulation and its use in the diagnosis of coronary artery insufficiency.
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