Valproic Acid
"Valproic Acid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A fatty acid with anticonvulsant properties used in the treatment of epilepsy. The mechanisms of its therapeutic actions are not well understood. It may act by increasing GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID levels in the brain or by altering the properties of voltage dependent sodium channels.
| Descriptor ID |
D014635
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.241.081.944.509.900 D10.251.400.895.593.900
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| Concept/Terms |
Valproic Acid- Valproic Acid
- Acid, Valproic
- Propylisopropylacetic Acid
- Acid, Propylisopropylacetic
- 2-Propylpentanoic Acid
- 2 Propylpentanoic Acid
- Divalproex
Sodium Valproate- Sodium Valproate
- Valproate, Sodium
- Valproate Sodium
- Sodium, Valproate
Divalproex Sodium- Divalproex Sodium
- Sodium, Divalproex
- Valproic Acid, Sodium Salt (2:1)
- Semisodium Valproate
- Valproate, Semisodium
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| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Valproic Acid" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Kopel J, Grooms A, Ganapathy V, Clothier J. Metformin, valproic acid, and starvation induce seizures in a patient with partial SLC13A5 deficiency: a case of pharmaco-synergistic heterozygosity. Psychiatr Genet. 2021 02 01; 31(1):32-35.