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Central Nervous System Depressants

Known as: CNS Depressants, central depressants nervous system, central depressant nervous system 
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… 
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Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Studies on Ruta chalepensis, an ancient medicinal herb still used in traditional medicine.
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Effect of government and commercial warnings on reducing prescription misuse: the case of propoxyphene.
We analyzed trends in prescribing and overdose deaths related to propoxyphene (e.g., Darvon) before and after a 1978-80… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Neuropharmacology of buspirone.
Buspirone is a clinically effective anxiolytic with a unique structure and pharmacology which distinguishes it from the… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Neuropharmacological studies in rodents on the action of RX 781094, a new selective α2-adrenoceptor antagonist
Review
1982
Review
1982
Regulatory peptides as a source of new drugs — the clinical prospects for analogues of TRH which are resistant to metabolic degradation
1979
1979
Bicyclic pyrazolines, potential central nervous system depressants and antiinflammatory agents.
The synthesis and CNS activity of a series of 34 substituted bicyclic pyrazolines are described. Ten of these compounds were also… 
1978
1978
Antihistaminics as Central Nervous System Depressants
The antihistaminics are known to exert a variety of effects on the central nervous system (CNS). These agents possess prominent… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Morphine: ability to block neuronal activity evoked by a nociceptive stimulus.
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Discriminable stimuli produced by alcohol and other CNS depressants.
Discriminability from the nondrug condition constitutes a recently discovered attribute of drugs. One of the early findings… 
Highly Cited
1959
Highly Cited
1959
Toxicological studies on hydrocarbons. V. Kerosine.
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