Central Nervous System Depressants
"Central Nervous System Depressants" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A very loosely defined group of drugs that tend to reduce the activity of the central nervous system. The major groups included here are ethyl alcohol, anesthetics, hypnotics and sedatives, narcotics, and tranquilizing agents (antipsychotics and antianxiety agents).
| Descriptor ID |
D002492
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.696.277 D27.505.954.427.210
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Central Nervous System Depressants" by people in Profiles.
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Social setting interacts with hyper dopamine to boost the stimulant effect of ethanol. Addict Biol. 2024 06; 29(6):e13420.
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Normal Ethanol Sensitivity and Rapid Tolerance Require the G Protein Receptor Kinase 2 in Ellipsoid Body Neurons in Drosophila. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2020 08; 44(8):1686-1699.
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Effect of ethanol on Munc13-1 C1 in Membrane: A Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2020 07; 44(7):1344-1355.
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Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2019 08 15; 200(4):P7-P8.
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Predictors of alcohol responsiveness in dystonia. Neurology. 2018 11 20; 91(21):e2020-e2026.
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The characteristics of all-terrain vehicle (ATV)-related deaths: A forensic autopsy data-based study. Forensic Sci Med Pathol. 2018 12; 14(4):509-514.
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Non-24-Hour Sleep-Wake Circadian Rhythm Disorder in a Sighted Male With Normal Functioning. J Clin Sleep Med. 2018 03 15; 14(3):483-484.
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Binge ethanol effects on prefrontal cortex neurons, spatial working memory and task-induced neuronal activation in male and female rats. Physiol Behav. 2018 05 01; 188:79-85.
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Melatonin inhibits hypothalamic gonadotropin-releasing hormone release and reduces biliary hyperplasia and fibrosis in cholestatic rats. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2017 Nov 01; 313(5):G410-G418.
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Effect of alcohol dose on deliberate self-harm in men and women. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2017 Sep; 85(9):854-861.