Drugs that inhibit the actions of the sympathetic nervous system by any mechanism. The most common of these are the ADRENERGIC ANTAGONISTS and drugs that deplete norepinephrine or reduce the release of transmitters from adrenergic postganglionic terminals (see ADRENERGIC AGENTS). Drugs that act in the central nervous system to reduce sympathetic activity (e.g., centrally acting alpha-2 adrenergic agonists, see ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS) are included here.

Annotation

note entry term SYMPATHOLYTIC EFFECT: use only for the sympatholytic effect of a chemical substance

DUI

D013565 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0020945

History note

ADRENERGIC FALSE TRANSMITTERS was heading 1973-81

Online note

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Public note

ADRENERGIC FALSE TRANSMITTERS was heading 1973-81