Phenobarbital
"Phenobarbital" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A barbituric acid derivative that acts as a nonselective central nervous system depressant. It potentiates GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID action on GABA-A RECEPTORS, and modulates chloride currents through receptor channels. It also inhibits glutamate induced depolarizations.
| Descriptor ID |
D010634
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.742.698.253.650
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| Concept/Terms |
Phenobarbital- Phenobarbital
- Phenobarbitone
- Phenylethylbarbituric Acid
- Acid, Phenylethylbarbituric
- Phenemal
- Phenylbarbital
Phenobarbital Sodium- Phenobarbital Sodium
- Sodium, Phenobarbital
- Phenobarbital, Monosodium Salt
- Monosodium Salt Phenobarbital
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| 1980 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Phenobarbital" by people in Profiles.
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Meisch RA, Spiga R. Matching under nonindependent variable-ratio schedules of drug reinforcement. J Exp Anal Behav. 1998 Jul; 70(1):23-34.
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Otoom S, Tian LM, Alkadhi KA. Veratridine-treated brain slices: a cellular model for epileptiform activity. Brain Res. 1998 Apr 06; 789(1):150-6.
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Nautsch JP, Rolf LH, Brune GG. A rapid gas liquid chromatography method for simultaneous determination of various anticonvulsants. J Neurol. 1980; 223(3):219-23.