 Misoprostol
"Misoprostol" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A synthetic analog of natural prostaglandin E1. It produces a dose-related inhibition of gastric acid and pepsin secretion, and enhances mucosal resistance to injury. It is an effective anti-ulcer agent and also has oxytocic properties.
| Descriptor ID |
D016595
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D10.251.355.255.550.700.450.500 D23.469.700.660.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Apo-Misoprostol- Apo-Misoprostol
- Apo Misoprostol
- Apotex Brand of Misoprostol
- Misoprostol Apotex Brand
Cytotec- Cytotec
- Pfizer Brand of Misoprostol
- Misoprostol Pfizer Brand
Glefos- Glefos
- Grunenthal Brand of Misoprostol
- Misoprostol Grunenthal Brand
Novo-Misoprostol- Novo-Misoprostol
- Novo Misoprostol
- Novopharm Brand of Misoprostol
- Misoprostol Novopharm Brand
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Misoprostol" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Misoprostol" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Misoprostol" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Bofill JA, Darby MM, Castillo J, Sawardecker SU, Magann EF, Morrison JC. Tachysystole Following Cervical Ripening and Induction of Labor Is Not Associated with Adverse Outcomes. Gynecol Obstet Invest. 2017; 82(5):487-493.
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Al-Fozan H, Firwana B, Al Kadri H, Hassan S, Tulandi T. Preoperative ripening of the cervix before operative hysteroscopy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015 Apr 23; (4):CD005998.
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