"Urethane" 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.
Antineoplastic agent that is also used as a veterinary anesthetic. It has also been used as an intermediate in organic synthesis. Urethane is suspected to be a carcinogen.
| Descriptor ID |
D014520
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.241.081.251.944
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| Concept/Terms |
Urethane- Urethane
- Ethyl Carbamate
- Carbamate, Ethyl
- Urethan
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Urethane" by people in Profiles.
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Stewart M, Quirk GJ, Barry M, Fox SE. Firing relations of medial entorhinal neurons to the hippocampal theta rhythm in urethane anesthetized and walking rats. Exp Brain Res. 1992; 90(1):21-8.
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Rucker HK, Corbus MJ, Pirch JH. Discriminative conditioning-related slow potential and single-unit responses in the frontal cortex of urethane-anesthetized rats. Brain Res. 1986 Jun 25; 376(2):368-72.