 Riluzole
"Riluzole" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A glutamate antagonist (RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE) used as an anticonvulsant (ANTICONVULSANTS) and to prolong the survival of patients with AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS.
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D019782
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.886.675.651 D03.383.129.708.089.611 D03.633.100.185.611
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| Concept/Terms |
Riluzole- Riluzole
- 2-Amino-6-trifluoromethoxybenzothiazole
- 2 Amino 6 trifluoromethoxybenzothiazole
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Shefner J, Cedarbaum JM, Cudkowicz ME, Maragakis N, Lee J, Jones D, Watson ML, Mahoney K, Chen M, Saikali K, Mao J, Russell AJ, Hansen RL, Malik F, Wolff AA. Safety, tolerability and pharmacodynamics of a skeletal muscle activator in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Amyotroph Lateral Scler. 2012 Sep; 13(5):430-8.
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Momin SR, Melki SJ, Obokhare JO, Fares SA, Semaan MT, Megerian CA. Hearing preservation in Guinea pigs with long-standing endolymphatic hydrops. Otol Neurotol. 2011 Dec; 32(9):1583-9.
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