Chemicals and Drugs

Antimetabolites

Drugs that are chemically similar to naturally occurring metabolites, but differ enough to interfere with normal metabolic pathways. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1994, p2033)

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Drugs that are chemically similar to naturally occurring metabolites, but differ enough to interfere with normal metabolic pathways. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1994, p2033)

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  • Antimetabolite

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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  1. D27.505.519w.186w
  2. D27.888w.569.042w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Antimetabolites. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000963. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000963
  2. Antimetabolites. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antimetabolite
  3. Antimetabolites. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50429865