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Minoxidil

Known as: Minoxidil [Chemical/Ingredient], 2,4-Diamino-6-piperidinopyrimidine 3-oxide, Minoximen 
An orally administered vasodilator with hair growth stimulatory and antihypertensive effects. Minoxidil is converted into its active metabolite… 
National Institutes of Health

Related topics

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AlopeciaAortic AneurysmArteriolar Vasodilation [PE]Decreased Blood Pressure [PE]

Narrower (7)

AlostilLonitenLonoloxMinoxidil 50 MG/ML Topical Solution [Rogaine]

Broader (3)

Antihypertensive AgentsVasodilator Agentsdiaminopyrimidine

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2004
2004
Minoxidil opens mitochondrial KATP channels and confers cardioprotection
ATP‐sensitive potassium channel in the mitochondrial inner membrane (mitoKATP channel) rather than in the sarcolemma (sarcKATP… 
1999
1999
Effects of vasoactive topical agents on the survival of dorsal skin flaps in rats
Review
1993
Review
1993
Management of hair loss in women.
1992
1992
Characterization of a partial cDNA for lysyl hydroxylase from human skin fibroblasts; lysyl hydroxylase mRNAs are regulated differently by minoxidil derivatives and hydralazine.
Lysyl hydroxylase (LH) is an essential enzyme in collagen biosynthesis that catalyzes the formation of hydroxylysine required for… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Pathogenesis of Cardiovascular Alterations in Dogs Treated with Minoxidil 1
Minoxidil and other potent vasodilators cause coronary arterial injury, right atrial hemorrhagic lesions, and subendocardial… 
1988
1988
The meaning of baldness and implications for treatment.
1985
1985
Renal and cardiovascular effects of acute and chronic administration of felodipine to SHR.
Review
1983
Review
1983
Regression of cardiac hypertrophy. Experimental animal model.
1982
1982
Effects of Nitrendipine (BAY e 5009), Nifedipine, Verapamil, Phentolamine, Papaverine, and Minoxidil on Contractions of Isolated Rabbit Aortic Smooth Muscle
The effects of nitrendipine, a new antihypertensive agent, have been examined using the isolated rabbit aortic strip stimulated… 
1979
1979
ECG changes during long-term minoxidil therapy for severe hypertension.
A prospective assessment of the effects of minoxidil on the ECG was carried out in a series of 80 patients with severe… 
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