"Chlorpromazine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The prototypical phenothiazine antipsychotic drug. Like the other drugs in this class chlorpromazine's antipsychotic actions are thought to be due to long-term adaptation by the brain to blocking DOPAMINE RECEPTORS. Chlorpromazine has several other actions and therapeutic uses, including as an antiemetic and in the treatment of intractable hiccup.
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D002746
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.886.369.198 D03.633.300.741.198
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| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Chlorpromazine" by people in Profiles.
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Mbanya D, Sama M, Tchounwou P. Current status of HIV/AIDS in Cameroon: how effective are control strategies? Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2008 Dec; 5(5):378-83.
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Csiszar K, Molnar J. Mechanism of action of tricyclic drugs on Escherichia coli and Yersinia enterocolitica plasmid maintenance and replication. Anticancer Res. 1992 Nov-Dec; 12(6B):2267-72.
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Teale JM, Klinman NR. Membrane and metabolic requirements for tolerance induction of neonatal B cells. J Immunol. 1984 Oct; 133(4):1811-7.