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Preferred term

Ephedrine  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A phenethylamine found in EPHEDRA SINICA. PSEUDOEPHEDRINE is an isomer. It is an alpha- and beta-adrenergic agonist that may also enhance release of norepinephrine. It has been used for asthma, heart failure, rhinitis, and urinary incontinence, and for its central nervous system stimulatory effects in the treatment of narcolepsy and depression. It has become less extensively used with the advent of more selective agonists.

Synonym(s)

  • (1R,2S)-2-methylamino-1-phenyl-propan-1-ol
  • 299-42-3 (Ephedrine)
  • Erythro Isomer of Ephedrine
  • GN83C131XS
  • NLJ6390P1Z
  • U6X61U5ZEG

In other languages

  • French

  • (1R,2S)-2-methylamino-1-phenyl-propan-1-ol
  • 299-42-3 (Ephedrine)
  • GN83C131XS
  • NLJ6390P1Z
  • U6X61U5ZEG

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-ZR9Q784C-Z

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