| Term Name: | methoxamine |
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| Synonyms: | methoxamedrine, methoxamin, Methoxamine |
| Definition: | An amphetamine in which the parent 1-phenylpropan-2-amine skeleton is substituted at position 1 with an hydroxy group and the phenyl ring is 2- and 5-substituted with methoxy groups. It is an antihypotensive agent (pressor), an agonist acting directly at α-adrenoceptors with selectivity for the α-1 adrenoceptor subtype similar to phenylephrine . |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:6839] ( EBI ) |