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MeSH Heading: Barbiturates
Tree Number(s): D03.383.742.698.253
Unique ID: D001463
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001463
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer specifics
Scope Note: A class of chemicals derived from barbituric acid or thiobarbituric acid. Many of these are GABA MODULATORS used as HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES, as ANESTHETICS, or as ANTICONVULSANTS.
NLM Classification #: QV 88
See Also: Anesthetics, Intravenous; Anticonvulsants; Hypnotics and Sedatives
Public MeSH Note: /adverse effects /poisoning /toxicity were BARBITURATE TOXICOLOGY 1963-65
History Note: /adv eff-pois-tox was BARBITURATE TOXICOLOGY 1963-65
Date Established: 1960/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Barbiturates MeSH Descriptor Data 2024