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Organic Chemicals > Amines > Ethylamines > Phenethylamines > Amphetamines

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Amphetamines  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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  • general or unspecified; prefer specifics; do not confuse with AMPHETAMINE, a specific chemical

Scope note

  • Analogs or derivatives of AMPHETAMINE. Many are sympathomimetics and central nervous system stimulators causing excitation, vasopressin, bronchodilation, and to varying degrees, anorexia, analepsis, nasal decongestion, and some smooth muscle relaxation.

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  • 76; was NON MESH before 1976

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000662

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