"Mephenytoin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An anticonvulsant effective in tonic-clonic epilepsy (EPILEPSY, TONIC-CLONIC). It may cause blood dyscrasias.
| Descriptor ID |
D008617
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.129.308.432.555.620
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| Concept/Terms |
Mephenytoin- Mephenytoin
- 5-Ethyl-3-Methyl-5-Phenylhydantoin
- 5 Ethyl 3 Methyl 5 Phenylhydantoin
- Mefenetoin
- Methoin
- Methyl Phenetoin
- Phenetoin, Methyl
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mephenytoin" by people in Profiles.
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CYP2B6, CYP3A4, and CYP2C19 are responsible for the in vitro N-demethylation of meperidine in human liver microsomes. Drug Metab Dispos. 2004 Sep; 32(9):930-6.
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Hepatic CYP2B6 expression: gender and ethnic differences and relationship to CYP2B6 genotype and CAR (constitutive androstane receptor) expression. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2003 Dec; 307(3):906-22.