| Descriptor English: | Central Nervous System Depressants | ||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Depresores del Sistema Nervioso Central
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Depressores do Sistema Nervoso Central | ||||
| Descriptor French: | Dépresseurs du système nerveux central | ||||
| Entry term(s): |
CNS Depressants Depressants, CNS |
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| Tree number(s): |
D27.505.696.277 D27.505.954.427.210 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002492 | ||||
| Scope note: | A very loosely defined group of drugs that tend to reduce the activity of the central nervous system. The major groups included here are ethyl alcohol, anesthetics, hypnotics and sedatives, narcotics, and tranquilizing agents (antipsychotics and antianxiety agents). |
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| Annotation: | general or unspecified; prefer specifics |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
AD administration & dosage AE adverse effects AG agonists AI antagonists & inhibitors AN analysis BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CH chemistry CL classification CS chemical synthesis EC economics HI history IM immunology IP isolation & purification ME metabolism PD pharmacology PK pharmacokinetics PO poisoning RE radiation effects SD supply & distribution ST standards TO toxicity TU therapeutic use UR urine |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 79 |
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| Online Note: | consider also CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM /DE + DEPRESSION, CHEMICAL or BRAIN /DE + DEPRESSION, CHEMICAL |
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| History Note: | 79; was NON MESH before 1979 |
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| Entry Version: | CNS DEPRESS |
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| DeCS ID: | 2520 | ||||
| Unique ID: | D002492 | ||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
| Date Established: | 1979/01/01 | ||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||
| Revision Date: | 2005/06/30 |
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Central Nervous System Depressants
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| Concept UI |
M0003804 |
| Scope note | A very loosely defined group of drugs that tend to reduce the activity of the central nervous system. The major groups included here are ethyl alcohol, anesthetics, hypnotics and sedatives, narcotics, and tranquilizing agents (antipsychotics and antianxiety agents). |
| Preferred term | Central Nervous System Depressants |
| Entry term(s) |
CNS Depressants Depressants, CNS |
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