Amyl Nitrite
"Amyl Nitrite" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A vasodilator that is administered by inhalation. It is also used recreationally due to its supposed ability to induce euphoria and act as an aphrodisiac.
| Descriptor ID |
D000680
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.633.025
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Sprague MK, Garland ER, Mollner AK, Bloss C, Bean BD, Weichman ML, Mertens LA, Okumura M, Sander SP. Kinetics of n-butoxy and 2-pentoxy isomerization and detection of primary products by infrared cavity ringdown spectroscopy. J Phys Chem A. 2012 Jun 21; 116(24):6327-40.
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Johnson WS, Hall AH, Rumack BH. Cyanide poisoning successfully treated without 'therapeutic methemoglobin levels'. Am J Emerg Med. 1989 Jul; 7(4):437-40.