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Sumatriptan

Known as: 1-[3-(2-Dimethylaminoethyl)-1H-indol-5-yl]-N-methyl-methanesulfonamide, Sumatriptán, 3-(2-(Dimethylamino)ethyl)-N-methyl-1H-indole-5-methanesulfonamide 
A sulfonamide triptan with vasoconstrictor activity. Sumatriptan selectively binds to and activates serotonin 5-HT1D receptors in the central nervous… 
National Institutes of Health

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AlsumaCP 122288CP 122638GR-43175

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Serotonin 5-HT1 Receptor AgonistsSulfonamidesTriptansVasoconstrictor Agents

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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
An in vivo rat model to study calcitonin gene related peptide release following activation of the trigeminal vascular system
Review
2001
Review
2001
Current options for the prevention and treatment of migraine.
Review
2000
Review
2000
Eletriptan in acute migraine: a double-blind, placebo-controlled comparison to sumatriptan.
5. Spierings ELH. Therapeutic gain: a critique. Headache 1999;39:517– 518. Letter. 6. Tfelt-Hansen P, Teall J, Rodriguez F, et al… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Desensitisation of 5-HT autoreceptors upon pharmacokinetically monitored chronic treatment with citalopram.
Review
1999
Review
1999
Pharmacological aspects of experimental headache models in relation to acute antimigraine therapy.
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Selective labelling of 5-HT7 receptor recognition sites in rat brain using [3H]5-carboxamidotryptamine
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
The canine external carotid vasoconstrictor 5-HT1 receptor: blockade by 5-HT1B (SB224289), but not by 5-HT1D (BRL15572) receptor antagonists.
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
[3H]sumatriptan labels both 5-HT1D and 5-HT1F receptor binding sites in the guinea pig brain: an autoradiographic study
We have used in vitro autoradiography to visualize [3H]sumatriptan binding sites in sections of guinea-pig and rat brain. In… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
SUNCT may be Another Manifestation of Orbital Venous Vasculitis
SYNOPSIS 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Sumatriptan is a Potent Vasoconstrictor of Human Dural Arteries Via a 5-HT1-Like Receptor
The action of sumatriptan, putatively a selective 5-HT 1D or 5-HT 1 -like receptor agonist which is effective in the treatment of… 
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