Theophylline
"Theophylline" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A methyl xanthine derivative from tea with diuretic, smooth muscle relaxant, bronchial dilation, cardiac and central nervous system stimulant activities. Theophylline inhibits the 3',5'-CYCLIC NUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHODIESTERASE that degrades CYCLIC AMP thus potentiates the actions of agents that act through ADENYLATE CYCLASE and cyclic AMP.
| Descriptor ID |
D013806
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.132.960.751 D03.438.759.758.824.751
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| Concept/Terms |
Theophylline- Theophylline
- 1,3-Dimethylxanthine
- 1,3 Dimethylxanthine
- 3,7-Dihydro-1,3-dimethyl-1H-purine-2,6-dione
Bronchoparat- Bronchoparat
- Fujisawa Brand of Theophylline Sodium Glycinate
theo von ct- theo von ct
- ct, theo von
- von ct, theo
- ct-Arzneimittel Brand of Theophylline Sodium Glycinate
- ct Arzneimittel Brand of Theophylline Sodium Glycinate
Aerobin- Aerobin
- Fameasan Brand of Theophylline Sodium Glycinate
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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