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Abstract
Sympathectomy using chemicals (e.g., 6-hydroxydopamine or guanethidine) which selectively and reversibly destroy adrenergic nerve endings while leaving cholinergic nerve endings intact.
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Synonyms
12 entry terms
- Chemical Sympathetic Denervation
- Chemosympathectomy
- Denervation, Sympathetic, Chemical
- Sympathectomy, Chemical
- Sympathetic Denervation, Chemical
- Chemical Sympathectomies
- Chemical Sympathetic Denervations
- Chemosympathectomies
- Denervation, Chemical Sympathetic
- Denervations, Chemical Sympathetic
- Sympathectomies, Chemical
- Sympathetic Denervations, Chemical
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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, mortality, nursing, psychology, rehabilitation, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.
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Indexing Annotation
coordinate with specific chemical with no qualifiers + disease /ther; do not confuse with SYMPATHETIC NERVE BLOCK see AUTONOMIC NERVE BLOCK
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Previous Indexing
- Dopamine (1966-1972)
- Guanethidine (1966-1981)
- Hydroxydopamines (1973-1981)
- Sympathectomy (1966-1981)
- Sympathetic Nervous System (1966-1981)
- specific sympathetic nervous system term (1966-1981)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Chemical Sympathectomy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013563. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013563
- Chemical Sympathectomy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q72391460