Chemicals and Drugs

Sensory System Agents

Drugs that act on neuronal sensory receptors resulting in an increase, decrease, or modification of afferent nerve activity. (From Smith and Reynard, Textbook of Pharmacology, 1991, p367)

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Abstract

Drugs that act on neuronal sensory receptors resulting in an increase, decrease, or modification of afferent nerve activity. (From Smith and Reynard, Textbook of Pharmacology, 1991, p367)

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  • Sensory System Drugs
  • Agents, Sensory System
  • Drugs, Sensory System
  • System Agents, Sensory
  • System Drugs, Sensory

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, 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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general or unspecified; prefer specifics

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98; use explode 1995-97

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  1. D27.505.696.663.850

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Sensory System Agents. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018689. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018689
  2. Sensory System Agents. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50430248