Pharmacologic Substance
pentylenetetrazole
Effect:
Increased Disorganized Electrical Activity
Definitions related to pentylenetetrazole:
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A pharmaceutical agent that displays activity as a central nervous system and respiratory stimulant. It is considered a non-competitive GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID antagonist. Pentylenetetrazole has been used experimentally to study seizure phenomenon and to identify pharmaceuticals that may control seizure susceptibility.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Synthetic camphor-like compound used to induce convulsions in electroencephalographic evaluation of epilepsy.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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