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Chemical Actions and Uses > Pharmacologic Actions > Physiological Effects of Drugs > Peripheral Nervous System Agents > Autonomic Agents

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Autonomic Agents  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Autonomic Drugs
  • Drugs, Autonomic

Note

  • general or unspecified; prefer specifics; note entry term AUTONOMIC EFFECT: use only for the autonomic effect of a chemical substance

Scope note

  • Agents affecting the function of, or mimicking the actions of, the autonomic nervous system and thereby having an effect on such processes as respiration, circulation, digestion, body temperature regulation, certain endocrine gland secretions, etc.

History note

  • 82; was AUTONOMIC DRUGS 1963-81

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D001337

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