Term Name:	sodium 2-iodohippurate
Synonyms:	o-iodohippurate sodium, sodium (2-iodobenzamido)acetate, sodium iodohippurate, sodium N-(2-iodobenzoyl)glycinate, sodium o-iodohippurate, sodium orthoiodohippurate
Definition:	An organic sodium salt resulting from the formal reaction of equimolar amounts of 2-iodohippuric acid and sodium. It has been used as a contrast agent in urography. Isotopologues labelled with radioactive iodine were formerly used for determination of effective renal plasma flow. It has also been used labelled with radioactive iodine (iodine-125 or iodine-131) in tests of renal function and in renal imaging.
Ontology:	ChEBI [CHEBI:140411]  ( EBI )