"Clonidine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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An imidazoline sympatholytic agent that stimulates ALPHA-2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTORS and central IMIDAZOLINE RECEPTORS. It is commonly used in the management of HYPERTENSION.
| Descriptor ID |
D003000
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.129.308.436.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Clonidine Hydrochloride- Clonidine Hydrochloride
- Hydrochloride, Clonidine
- Clonidine Monohydrochloride
- Monohydrochloride, Clonidine
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| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Clonidine" by people in Profiles.
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Clonidine for Sedation and Analgesia and Withdrawal in Critically Ill Infants and Children. Pharmacotherapy. 2016 12; 36(12):1290-1299.
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Lofexidine, an {alpha}2-receptor agonist for opioid detoxification. Ann Pharmacother. 2010 Feb; 44(2):343-51.
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Alpha2-receptor agonists for treatment and prevention of iatrogenic opioid abstinence syndrome in critically ill patients. Ann Pharmacother. 2009 Sep; 43(9):1506-11.
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Predicting the growth response to growth hormone in patients with intrauterine growth retardation. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 1996 Jun; 44(6):679-85.
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Comparison of adrenergic and cholinergic receptor-mediated stimulation of gastrin release from rat antral fragments. Peptides. 1988 May-Jun; 9(3):463-8.
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Fastigial nucleus stimulation and excitatory spinal sympathetic activity in dog. Am J Physiol. 1982 Jul; 243(1):R25-33.
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Effects of CNS active drugs and somatostatin antiserum on growth hormone release in young and old male rats. Neuroendocrinology. 1981 Aug; 33(2):73-8.