Chemicals and Drugs

Chloralose

A derivative of CHLORAL HYDRATE that was used as a sedative but has been replaced by safer and more effective drugs. Its most common use is as a general anesthetic in animal experiments.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A derivative of CHLORAL HYDRATE that was used as a sedative but has been replaced by safer and more effective drugs. Its most common use is as a general anesthetic in animal experiments.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Anhydroglucochloral
  • Glucochloral
  • Glucochloralose
  • alpha-Chloralose
  • alpha Chloralose
  • beta-Chloralose
  • beta Chloralose

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Aspects Covered

25 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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  1. D02w.033w.455.250.130w.150w
  2. D09w.408w.348w.150w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Chloralose. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002698. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002698
  2. Chloralose. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chloralose
  3. Chloralose. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q594365