LP16200-5
Methyldopa
Active
Description
An alpha-2 adrenergic agonist that has both central and peripheral nervous system effects. Its primary clinical use is as an antihypertensive agent. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006
Basic Part Properties
- Part Name
- Methyldopa
- Part Display Name
- Methyldopa
- Part Type
- Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
- Created On
- 2000-05-04
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- Methyldopa
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Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 甲基多巴 Synonyms: α-甲基多巴; |
| fr-CA | French (Canada) | Méthyldopa |
| et-EE | Estonian (Estonia) | Metüüldopa |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Metildopa |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Metildopa |
| tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Metildopa |
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Метилдопа Synonyms: Метилдофа |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | methyldopa |
| fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Méthyldopa |
| fr-FR | French (France) | Méthyldopa |
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Μεθυλντόπα Synonyms: Μεθυλντόπα |
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