Hazardous or Poisonous Substance
convulsant
[ kuhn-vuhl-suhnt ]
Definitions related to convulsants:
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Agent that causes convulsions or seizures characterized by tonic and clonic contraction of most skeletal muscles.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Substances that act in the brain stem or spinal cord to produce tonic or clonic convulsions, often by removing normal inhibitory tone. They were formerly used to stimulate respiration or as antidotes to barbiturate overdose. They are now most commonly used as experimental tools.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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