Pentylenetetrazol


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pentylenetetrazol

[¦pent·əl‚ēn′te·trə‚zȯl]
(pharmacology)
C6H10N4 A central nervous system stimulant used as an analeptic.
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The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.

Pentylenetetrazol

 

or leptazol, a medicinal preparation that exerts a stimulating effect on the central nervous system and stimulates respiration and blood circulation; in large doses it induces convulsions. It is taken internally (in tablets) or injected intramuscularly, subcutaneously, or intravenously (in solution) to stimulate cardiovascular activity and respiration and as a means of terminating or attenuating narcosis; it is sometimes used in convulsive therapy for schizophrenia.

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