Metyrapone
| 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 Definitions and Terms
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