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Methimazole

Known as: 2H-Imidazole-2-thione, 1,3-dihydro-1-methyl-, Methimazole [Chemical/Ingredient], Merkazolil 
A thioureylene antithyroid agent that inhibits the formation of thyroid hormones by interfering with the incorporation of iodine into tyrosyl… 
National Institutes of Health

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1-methyl-3-propylimidazole-2-thioneDanantizolFavistanMercazol

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Antithyroid Agents
Decreased Protein Synthesis [PE]Drug AllergyGoiterImidazole

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1996
1996
Effects of methimazole in the early and established phases of NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester hypertension.
In the present study we evaluated the effects of methimazole, an antithyroid drug, on blood pressure and other variables in the… 
1986
1986
Autoimmune-resistance in Graves' disease tissues indication of a structural and functional heterogenicity.
Out of 256 patients with Graves' disease and a characteristically low echogenic ultrasound appearance of the thyroid gland, 12… 
1985
1985
A case of Graves' disease with anti-triiodothyronine antibodies.
A case of Graves' disease with high serum thyroxine (T4) and low triiodothyronine (T3) levels which was therefore initially… 
1984
1984
The accumulation of [35S]methimazole by monocytes and macrophages.
We have used an automatic cell harvester and micro culture techniques to examine the accumulation of [35S]methimazole by… 
1977
1977
Nitroimidazoles with antibacterial activity against Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
Nitroimidazoles have been prepared which show interesting activity against the bacterium, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, in addition to… 
1976
1976
Control of cell growth. II. Requirement of thyroid hormones for the in vivo estrogen-dependent growth of rat pituitary tumor cells.
Further examination of rat pituitary cell line GH3/C14 showed that at least the physiologic concentration of L-thyroxine was… 
1958
1958
The effect of iodide on the release of thyroid hormone in hyperthyroidism: further observations.
This study concerns the effect of iodide ion on the thyroid in 10 thyrotoxic patients. Seventy-two hours after a tracer dose of… 
1958
1958
Sex reversal in female tadpoles induced by the treatment with methylmercaptoimidazole.
1. The tadpoles of Rhacophorus schlegelii were treated with methylmercaptoimidazole, and the effects of this substance on the… 
1955
1955
Jaundice during methimazole (tapazole) administration.
Excerpt Methimazole, a highly effective antithyroid agent introduced by Stanley and Astwood1in 1949, is being used with… 
1952
1952
The effect of sodium iodide, 6-propylthiouracil, and 1-methyl-2-mercaptoimidazole during radioiodine therapy of hyperthyroidism.
RADIOACTIVE iodine (I131) is now well established as an agent in the therapy of Graves' disease (1—6). One disadvantage in its…