Concept information
Preferred term
Dantrolene
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Dantrium
- Dantrolene Sodium
- Sodium, Dantrolene
Scope note
- Skeletal muscle relaxant that acts by interfering with excitation-contraction coupling in the muscle fiber. It is used in spasticity and other neuromuscular abnormalities. Although the mechanism of action is probably not central, dantrolene is usually grouped with the central muscle relaxants.
History note
- 80(75); was see under HYDANTOINS 1975-79
In other languages
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Finnish
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D003620
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