 Dexfenfluramine
"Dexfenfluramine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The S-isomer of FENFLURAMINE. It is a serotonin agonist and is used as an anorectic. Unlike fenfluramine, it does not possess any catecholamine agonist activity.
| Descriptor ID |
D020372
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.092.471.683.338
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| Concept/Terms |
Redux- Redux
- Wyeth Brand of Dexfenfluramine Hydrochloride
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1999 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dexfenfluramine" by people in Profiles.
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Kancherla MK, Salti HI, Mulderink TA, Parker M, Bonow RO, Mehlman DJ. Echocardiographic prevalence of mitral and/or aortic regurgitation in patients exposed to either fenfluramine-phentermine combination or to dexfenfluramine. Am J Cardiol. 1999 Dec 01; 84(11):1335-8.
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Michelakis ED, Weir EK, Nelson DP, Reeve HL, Tolarova S, Archer SL. Dexfenfluramine elevates systemic blood pressure by inhibiting potassium currents in vascular smooth muscle cells. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 1999 Dec; 291(3):1143-9.
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Reeve HL, Archer SL, Soper M, Weir EK. Dexfenfluramine increases pulmonary artery smooth muscle intracellular Ca2+, independent of membrane potential. Am J Physiol. 1999 09; 277(3):L662-6.
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Archer SL, Djaballah K, Humbert M, Weir KE, Fartoukh M, Dall'ava-Santucci J, Mercier JC, Simonneau G, Dinh-Xuan AT. Nitric oxide deficiency in fenfluramine- and dexfenfluramine-induced pulmonary hypertension. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 1998 Oct; 158(4):1061-7.
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