| chemical treatment: metyrapone |
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| Name: | chemical treatment |
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| Definition: | Experimental condition in which the fish is treated with a chemical substance. This treatment could be administered by adding the chemical substance to the tank water, injections, or by consumption. |
| Ontology: | Zebrafish Environment Condition Ontology [ZECO:0000111] |
| Name: | metyrapone |
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| Synonyms: | 2-methyl-1,2-dipyridin-3-ylpropan-1-one, metirapona, Metopiron, Metopirone, METYRAPONE, metyraponum |
| Definition: | An aromatic ketone that is 3,3-dimethylbutan-2-one in which the methyl groups at positions 1 and 4 are replaced by pyridin-3-yl groups. A steroid 11beta-monooxygenase (EC 1.14.15.4) inhibitor, it is used in the diagnosis of adrenal insufficiency. |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:44241] ( EBI ) |