"Azulenes" 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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Compounds based on a seven-membered ring fused to a five-membered ring. Heat can rearrange them to NAPHTHALENES which have two fused six-membered rings. They are similar to guaiazulenes which are SESQUITERPENES with a six-membered ring fused to a five-membered ring.
| Descriptor ID |
D052176
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.426.392.368.284.049 D02.455.426.559.847.133 D04.615.133
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Azulenes" by people in Profiles.
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A novel azulenyl nitrone antioxidant protects against MPTP and 3-nitropropionic acid neurotoxicities. Exp Neurol. 2005 Jan; 191(1):86-93.
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Stilbazulenyl nitrone, a novel azulenyl nitrone antioxidant: improved neurological deficit and reduced contusion size after traumatic brain injury in rats. J Neurosurg. 2002 Jun; 96(6):1077-83.
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Diagnostic and therapeutic applications of azulenyl nitrone spin traps. Cell Mol Life Sci. 1999 Nov 15; 56(7-8):626-33.
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Enhanced oxygen radical production in a transgenic mouse model of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Ann Neurol. 1998 Nov; 44(5):763-70.
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Azulenyl nitrone spin traps protect against MPTP neurotoxicity. Exp Neurol. 1998 Jul; 152(1):163-6.