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Preferred term

Amitriptyline  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Tricyclic antidepressant with anticholinergic and sedative properties. It appears to prevent the re-uptake of norepinephrine and serotonin at nerve terminals, thus potentiating the action of these neurotransmitters. Amitriptyline also appears to antagonize cholinergic and alpha-1 adrenergic responses to bioactive amines.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • 17086-03-2 (pamoate (2:1))
  • 1806D8D52K
  • 1-Propanamine, 3-(10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo(a,d)cyclohepten-5-ylidene)-N,N-dimethyl-
  • 26LUD4JO9K
  • 30227-34-0 (maleate (1:1))
  • 50-48-6 (Amitriptyline)
  • 51052-95-0 (maleate (2:1))
  • 51390-24-0 (maleate)
  • 549-18-8 (HCl)
  • 87987-25-5 (phosphate (1:1))

In other languages

  • French

  • 1-Propanamine, 3-(10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo(a,d)cyclohepten-5-ylidene)-N,N-dimethyl-
  • 17086-03-2 (pamoate (2:1))
  • 1806D8D52K
  • 26LUD4JO9K
  • 30227-34-0 (maleate (1:1))
  • 50-48-6 (Amitriptyline)
  • 51052-95-0 (maleate (2:1))
  • 51390-24-0 (maleate)
  • 549-18-8 (HCl)
  • 87987-25-5 (phosphate (1:1))

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-R71MKQ38-X

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