Preferred Label : sympatholytics;
MeSH definition : Drugs that inhibit the actions of the sympathetic nervous system by any mechanism.
The most common of these are the ADRENERGIC ANTAGONISTS and drugs that deplete norepinephrine
or reduce the release of transmitters from adrenergic postganglionic terminals (see
ADRENERGIC AGENTS). Drugs that act in the central nervous system to reduce sympathetic
activity (e.g., centrally acting alpha-2 adrenergic agonists, see ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS)
are included here.;
MeSH synonym : sympathetic-blocking agents; sympatholytic drugs; drugs, sympatholytic; sympatholytic agents; agents, sympatholytic; agents, sympathetic-blocking; sympathetic blocking agents; Sympatholytic Agent; Agent, Sympatholytic; Sympatholytic; Sympatholytic Drug; Drug, Sympatholytic;
Wikipedia automatic translation : Sympatholytic;
Related MeSH term : sympatholytic effect; Effect, Sympatholytic; Sympatholytic Effects; Effects, Sympatholytic;
MeSH annotation : note entry term SYMPATHOLYTIC EFFECT: use only for the sympatholytic effect of a chemical
substance;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sympatholytic;
Is substance : O;
action pharmacologique : O;
Origin ID : D013565;
UMLS CUI : C0039051;
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Drugs that inhibit the actions of the sympathetic nervous system by any mechanism.
The most common of these are the ADRENERGIC ANTAGONISTS and drugs that deplete norepinephrine
or reduce the release of transmitters from adrenergic postganglionic terminals (see
ADRENERGIC AGENTS). Drugs that act in the central nervous system to reduce sympathetic
activity (e.g., centrally acting alpha-2 adrenergic agonists, see ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS)
are included here.