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Metyrapone

Medical Definition: An inhibitor of the enzyme STEROID 11 BETA-MONOOXYGENASE. It is used as a test of the feedback hypothalamic-pituitary mechanism in the diagnosis of CUSHING SYNDROME.
Also Called: Metopirone,SU 4885
CAS Type 1 Name: CAS Number: 54-36-4

Metyrapone Medical Definitions and Terms

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