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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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Review
2017
Review
2017
Skin whitening agents: medicinal chemistry perspective of tyrosinase inhibitors
Abstract Melanogenesis is a process to synthesize melanin, which is a primary responsible for the pigmentation of human skin, eye… 
Review
2015
Review
2015
Management of Graves Disease: A Review.
IMPORTANCE Graves disease is the most common cause of persistent hyperthyroidism in adults. Approximately 3% of women and 0.5% of… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Dissimilar hepatotoxicity profiles of propylthiouracil and methimazole in children.
BACKGROUND The antithyroid drugs propylthiouracil and methimazole were introduced for clinical use about 60 yr ago and are… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Comparison of methimazole and propylthiouracil in patients with hyperthyroidism caused by Graves' disease.
CONTEXT Although methimazole (MMI) and propylthiouracil (PTU) have long been used to treat hyperthyroidism caused by Graves… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Disappearance of humoral thyroid autoimmunity after complete removal of thyroid antigens
RiassuntoLe malattie autoimmuni della tiroide sono caratterizzate dalla presenza di anticorpi diretti contro la tireoperossidasi… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
Methimazole embryopathy: delineation of the phenotype.
We report on a further case of congenital anomalies in a child exposed to methimazole during the first trimester of pregnancy… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
Warfarin Use among Ambulatory Patients with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation: The AnTicoagulation and Risk Factors in Atrial Fibrillation (ATRIA) Study
Atrial fibrillation is the most common, potent risk factor for ischemic stroke. Nonrheumatic atrial fibrillation, the predominant… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Relation between therapy for hyperthyroidism and the course of Graves' ophthalmopathy.
BACKGROUND The chief clinical characteristics of Graves' disease are hyperthyroidism and ophthalmopathy. The relation between the… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Multiple changes in thyroid function in patients with chronic active HCV hepatitis treated with recombinant interferon-alpha.
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Iodothyronine 5'-deiodinase from rat kidney: substrate specificity and the 5'-deiodination of reverse triiodothyronine.
Renal membranes (crude microsomal fraction) which catalyze the thiol-dependent outer ring deiodination of LT4 with the formation… 
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