"Convulsants" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D003292
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.696.282.224 D27.505.954.427.220.224
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| Concept/Terms |
Convulsant Effect- Convulsant Effect
- Effect, Convulsant
- Convulsant Effects
- Effects, Convulsant
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Convulsants" by people in Profiles.
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Almeida S, Cunha-Oliveira T, La?o M, Oliveira CR, Rego AC. Dysregulation of CREB activation and histone acetylation in 3-nitropropionic acid-treated cortical neurons: prevention by BDNF and NGF. Neurotox Res. 2010 May; 17(4):399-405.
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Mills C, Makwana M, Wallace A, Benn S, Schmidt H, Tegeder I, Costigan M, Brown RH, Raivich G, Woolf CJ. Ro5-4864 promotes neonatal motor neuron survival and nerve regeneration in adult rats. Eur J Neurosci. 2008 Feb; 27(4):937-46.
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Cataltepe O, Towfighi J, Vannucci RC. Cerebrospinal fluid concentrations of glutamate and GABA during perinatal cerebral hypoxia-ischemia and seizures. Brain Res. 1996 Feb 19; 709(2):326-30.