"Barbital" 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 long-acting barbiturate that depresses most metabolic processes at high doses. It is used as a hypnotic and sedative and may induce dependence. Barbital is also used in veterinary practice for central nervous system depression.
| Descriptor ID |
D001462
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.742.698.253.150
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| Concept/Terms |
Barbital- Barbital
- Diethylmalonylurea
- Ethylbarbital
- Barbitone
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Rhodanese and ALA-S in mammary tumor and liver from normal and tumor-bearing mice. Comp Biochem Physiol B. 1992 May; 102(1):83-5.
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Heme regulation in mouse mammary carcinoma and liver of tumor bearing mice--I. Effect of allyl-isopropylacetamide and veronal on delta-aminolevulinate synthetase, cytochrome P-450 and cytochrome oxidase. Int J Biochem. 1990; 22(9):1005-8.