Strychnine [strychnin]
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Strychnine Nitrate
 
An alkaloid found in the seeds of STRYCHNOS NUX-VOMICA. It is a competitive antagonist at glycine receptors and thus a convulsant. It has been used as an analeptic, in the treatment of nonketotic hyperglycinemia and sleep apnea, and as a rat poison.
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 - D013331 MeSH Browser
 - CUI
 - M0020628
 - CAS
 - Strychnidin-10-one
 - History note
 - NUX VOMICA was heading 1963-78
 - Online note
 - use STRYCHNINE to search NUX VOMICA 1966-78
 - Public note
 - NUX VOMICA was heading 1963-78
 
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 - administration & dosage 7
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 - adverse effects 3
 - AG
 - agonists
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 - analogs & derivatives 2
 - AN
 - analysis 3
 - AI
 - antagonists & inhibitors
 - BI
 - biosynthesis
 - BL
 - blood
 - CF
 - cerebrospinal fluid
 - CS
 - chemical synthesis
 - CH
 - chemistry 3
 - CL
 - classification
 - EC
 - economics
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 - genetics
 - HI
 - history
 - IM
 - immunology
 - IP
 - isolation & purification 1
 - ME
 - metabolism 4
 - PK
 - pharmacokinetics 1
 - PD
 - pharmacology 13
 - PH
 - physiology
 - PO
 - poisoning 2
 - RE
 - radiation effects
 - ST
 - standards
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 - supply & distribution
 - TU
 - therapeutic use 4
 - TO
 - toxicity 4
 - UR
 - urine
 
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