Convulsants [konvulziva]
topical
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- Terms
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konvulzivní látky
konvulzivní účinek
konvulzivní účinky
konvulzivum
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Convulsant
Convulsant Effect
Convulsant Effects
Persistent link
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Definition
Substances that act in the brain stem or spinal cord to produce tonic or clonic convulsions, often by removing normal inhibitory tone. They were formerly used to stimulate respiration or as antidotes to barbiturate overdose. They are now most commonly used as experimental tools.
- Annotation
- note entry term CONVULSANT EFFECT: use only for the convulsant effect of a chemical substance
- DUI
- D003292 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0005136
- Previous indexing
- Central Nervous System Depressants (1966-1975)
- History note
- 75; was see ANALEPTICS 1963-74
- Online note
- search ANALEPTICS 1966-74
- Public note
- 75; was see ANALEPTICS 1963-74
Allowable subheadings
- AD
- administration & dosage 11
- AE
- adverse effects 3
- AG
- agonists
- AN
- analysis
- AI
- antagonists & inhibitors 3
- BL
- blood
- CF
- cerebrospinal fluid
- CS
- chemical synthesis
- CH
- chemistry
- CL
- classification
- EC
- economics
- HI
- history
- IM
- immunology
- IP
- isolation & purification
- ME
- metabolism
- PK
- pharmacokinetics 2
- PD
- pharmacology 18
- PO
- poisoning 1
- RE
- radiation effects
- ST
- standards
- SD
- supply & distribution
- TU
- therapeutic use 1
- TO
- toxicity 10
- UR
- urine
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Occurrences in Medvik records
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Chemicals and Drugs