Convulsants
"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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Sonnenberg JL, Mitchelmore C, Macgregor-Leon PF, Hempstead J, Morgan JI, Curran T. Glutamate receptor agonists increase the expression of Fos, Fra, and AP-1 DNA binding activity in the mammalian brain. J Neurosci Res. 1989 Sep; 24(1):72-80.