Chemicals and Drugs

Purinergic Agents

Compounds that act on PURINERGIC RECEPTORS or influence the synthesis, storage, uptake, metabolism, or release of purinergic transmitters.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

Compounds that act on PURINERGIC RECEPTORS or influence the synthesis, storage, uptake, metabolism, or release of purinergic transmitters.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Agents, Purinergic
  • Purinergic Effect
  • Purinergic Effects
  • Effect, Purinergic
  • Effects, Purinergic

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Aspects Covered

22 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, 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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Indexing Annotation

general or unspecified; prefer specifics; note entry term PURINERGIC EFFECT: use only for the purinergic effect of a chemical substance

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History Note

2011

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Purinergic Agents. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D058905. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D058905
  2. Purinergic Agents. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50430407