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Preferred term

Strychnine  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • An alkaloid found in the seeds of STRYCHNOS NUX-VOMICA. It is a competitive antagonist at glycine receptors and thus a convulsant. It has been used as an analeptic, in the treatment of nonketotic hyperglycinemia and sleep apnea, and as a rat poison.

Entry terms

  • 57-24-9 (Strychnine)
  • H9Y79VD43J
  • O642E96711
  • Strychnidin-10-one

Pharmacological Action(s)

In other languages

  • French

  • 57-24-9 (Strychnine)
  • H9Y79VD43J
  • O642E96711
  • Strychnidin-10-one

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-GW7ZVTVC-5

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