"Pentobarbital" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A short-acting barbiturate that is effective as a sedative and hypnotic (but not as an anti-anxiety) agent and is usually given orally. It is prescribed more frequently for sleep induction than for sedation but, like similar agents, may lose its effectiveness by the second week of continued administration. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1994, p236)
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D010424
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.742.698.253.593
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pentobarbital" by people in Profiles.
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Effects of isoflurane, pentobarbital, and urethane on apoptosis and apoptotic signal transduction in rat kidney. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2006 Nov; 50(10):1229-37.
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Respiratory and cardiovascular effects of thyrotropin-releasing hormone as modified by isoflurane, enflurane, pentobarbital and ketamine. Regul Pept. 1989 Mar; 24(3):269-82.
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Growth hormone releasing hormone induced release of growth hormone in aging male rats: dependence on pharmacological manipulation and endogenous somatostatin release. Neuroendocrinology. 1988 Jun; 47(6):482-8.
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Static and dynamic responses of spinothalamic tract neurons to mechanical stimuli. J Neurophysiol. 1975 May; 38(3):587-600.