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Convulsants

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Definition: Substances that act in the brain stem or spinal cord to produce tonic or clonic convulsions, often by removing normal inhibitory tone. They were formerly used to stimulate respiration or as antidotes to barbiturate overdose. They are now most commonly used as experimental tools.  note entry term CONVULSANT EFFECT: use only for the convulsant effect of a chemical substance   
See Also Seizures 		Other names Effects, Convulsant; Effect, Convulsant; Convulsant Effects; Convulsant Effect
Substances having this pharmacologic action: Ro 5-3663; 5-(2-cyclohexylidene-ethyl)-5-ethylbarbiturate; 4'-chlorodiazepam; propyl beta-carboline-3-carboxylate; morphiceptin; 2-phenylpyrazolo(4,3-c)quinolin-3(5H)-one; enkephalin, Ser(2), Leu(5), Thr(6)-; methyl 6,7-dimethoxy-4-ethyl-beta-carboline-3-carboxylate; beta-carboline-3-carboxylic acid methyl ester; tert-butylbicyclophosphorothionate; 4-amino-3-phenylbutyric acid; thiosemicarbazide; Picrotoxin; Nikethamide; Soman; Strychnine; Thebaine; 3-Mercaptopropionic Acid; Flurothyl; Bemegride; Pentylenetetrazole; Bicuculline; Allylglycine; sulfolane; 3-nitropropionic acid

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