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Cimetidine

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-005014

A histamine congener, it competitively inhibits histamine binding to histamine H2 receptors. Cimetidine has a range of pharmacological actions. It inhibits gastric acid secretion, as well as pepsin and gastrin output.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-005014
FieldEnvironment
SubjectChemical substances
ReferencesNLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-005014",
  "term": "Cimetidine",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A histamine congener, it competitively inhibits histamine binding to histamine H2 receptors. Cimetidine has a range of pharmacological actions. It inhibits gastric acid secretion, as well as pepsin and gastrin output.",
  "subject": "Chemical substances",
  "references": [
    "NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/cimetidine/"
}

Record 4,912 of 29,894 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.