Central Nervous System Depressants
"Central Nervous System Depressants" 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.
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).
| Descriptor ID |
D002492
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.696.277 D27.505.954.427.210
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Central Nervous System Depressants" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Berquist MD, Fantegrossi WE. Effects of 5-HT2A receptor agonist 2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodoamphetamine on alcohol consumption in Long-Evans rats. Behav Pharmacol. 2021 08 01; 32(5):382-391.
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Light KE, Hayar AM, Pierce DR. Electrophysiological and Immunohistochemical Evidence for an Increase in GABAergic Inputs and HCN Channels in Purkinje Cells that Survive Developmental Ethanol Exposure. Cerebellum. 2015 Aug; 14(4):398-412.