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Descriptor English:   Strychnine 
Descriptor Spanish:   Estricnina 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Estricnina 
Synonyms English:   Strychnine Nitrate
Nitrate, Strychnine  
Tree Number:   D03.132.436.681.722
D03.633.100.473.402.681.722
Definition English:   An alkaloid found in the seeds of STRYCHNOS NUX-VOMICA. It is a competitive antagonist at glycine receptors and thus a convulsant. It has been used as an analeptic, in the treatment of nonketotic hyperglycinemia and sleep apnea, and as a rat poison. 
Pharmacological Action:   Convulsants
Glycine Agents
Poisons
 
History Note English:   NUX VOMICA was heading 1963-78 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AD administration & dosage AE adverse effects
AG agonists AA analogs & derivatives
AN analysis AI antagonists & inhibitors
BI biosynthesis BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid CS chemical synthesis
CH chemistry CL classification
CT contraindications EC economics
GE genetics HI history
IM immunology IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism PK pharmacokinetics
PD pharmacology PH physiology
PO poisoning RE radiation effects
SE secretion ST standards
SD supply & distribution TU therapeutic use
TO toxicity UR urine
Record Number:   13718 
Unique Identifier:   D013331 

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