"Phencyclidine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A hallucinogen formerly used as a veterinary anesthetic, and briefly as a general anesthetic for humans. Phencyclidine is similar to KETAMINE in structure and in many of its effects. Like ketamine, it can produce a dissociative state. It exerts its pharmacological action through inhibition of NMDA receptors (RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE). As a drug of abuse, it is known as PCP and Angel Dust.
| Descriptor ID |
D010622
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.621.699
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| Concept/Terms |
Phencyclidine- Phencyclidine
- 1-(1-Phenylcyclohexyl)piperidine
- Angel Dust
- Dust, Angel
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Phencyclidine" by people in Profiles.
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Hippocampal GABAA antagonism reverses the novel object recognition deficit in sub-chronic phencyclidine-treated rats. Behav Brain Res. 2018 04 16; 342:11-18.
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Muscarinic receptor signaling contributes to atypical antipsychotic drug reversal of the phencyclidine-induced deficit in novel object recognition in rats. J Psychopharmacol. 2017 12; 31(12):1588-1604.
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?9-tetrahydrocannabinol (?9-THC) administration after neonatal exposure to phencyclidine potentiates schizophrenia-related behavioral phenotypes in mice. Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 2017 08; 159:6-11.
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Dopamine D4 receptor stimulation contributes to novel object recognition: Relevance to cognitive impairment in schizophrenia. J Psychopharmacol. 2017 04; 31(4):442-452.
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Nicotinic receptors and lurasidone-mediated reversal of phencyclidine-induced deficit in novel object recognition. Behav Brain Res. 2016 Mar 15; 301:204-12.
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Prolonged reversal of the phencyclidine-induced impairment in novel object recognition by a serotonin (5-HT)1A-dependent mechanism. Behav Brain Res. 2016 Mar 15; 301:132-41.
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Psychopharmacology of prepulse inhibition in mice. Chin J Physiol. 1996; 39(3):139-46.
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Behavioral dependence on caffeine and phencyclidine in rhesus monkeys: interactive effects. Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 1988 Dec; 31(4):927-32.
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Analysis of sexual disparity of violent behavior in PCP intoxication. Vet Hum Toxicol. 1988 Feb; 30(1):53-5.
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PCP or cocaine intoxication? Ann Emerg Med. 1987 Feb; 16(2):235-6.