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AGENTS SYSTEME NERVEUX CENTRAL [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication
  • Nervous System
DEF

A drug that speed up or slow down the central nervous system.

CONT

[The] central nervous system agents [belong to] a class of drugs producing both physiological and psychological effects through a variety of mechanisms. They can be divided into "specific" agents, e.g., affecting an identifiable molecular mechanism unique to target cells bearing receptors for that agent, and "nonspecific" agents, those producing effects on different target cells and acting by diverse molecular mechanisms. Those with nonspecific mechanisms are generally further classed according to whether they produce behavioral depression or stimulation. Those with specific mechanisms are classed by locus of action or specific therapeutic use.

OBS

central nervous system drug; central nervous system drug; CNS agent; CNS drug: Terms rarely used in the singular.

Key term(s)
  • central nervous system drugs
  • CNS drugs
  • central nervous system agents
  • CNS agents

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments
  • Système nerveux
OBS

médicament du système nerveux central; médicament agissant sur le système nerveux central; agent du système nerveux central; médicament du SNC; agent du SNC; médicament agissant sur le SNC : Termes rarement utilisés au singulier.

Key term(s)
  • médicaments du système nerveux central
  • médicaments agissant sur le système nerveux central
  • agents du système nerveux central
  • agents du SNC
  • médicaments du SNC

Spanish

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