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Phenobarbital  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Acid, Phenylethylbarbituric
  • Phenemal
  • Phenobarbitone
  • Phenylbarbital
  • Phenylethylbarbituric Acid

Scope note

  • A barbituric acid derivative that acts as a nonselective central nervous system depressant. It potentiates GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID action on GABA-A RECEPTORS, and modulates chloride currents through receptor channels. It also inhibits glutamate induced depolarizations.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D010634

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