"Benzocaine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A surface anesthetic that acts by preventing transmission of impulses along NERVE FIBERS and at NERVE ENDINGS.
| Descriptor ID |
D001566
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.241.223.100.050.500.687 D02.455.426.559.389.127.020.937.687
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| Concept/Terms |
Benzocaine- Benzocaine
- 4-Aminobenzoic Acid Ethyl Ester
- Bensokain
- Ethyl Aminobenzoate
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Benzocaine" by people in Profiles.
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Using lidocaine and benzocaine to link sodium channel molecular conformations to state-dependent antiarrhythmic drug affinity. Circ Res. 2009 Aug 28; 105(5):492-9.
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Kinetic effects of quaternary lidocaine block of cardiac sodium channels: a gating current study. J Gen Physiol. 1994 Jan; 103(1):19-43.