"Sodium Oxybate" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The sodium salt of 4-hydroxybutyric acid. It is used for both induction and maintenance of ANESTHESIA.
| Descriptor ID |
D012978
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.241.081.114.937.700 D02.241.511.429.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Sodium Oxybate- Sodium Oxybate
- Oxybate, Sodium
- Sodium Oxybutyrate
- Oxybutyrate, Sodium
- Sodium gamma-Hydroxybutyrate
- Sodium gamma Hydroxybutyrate
- 4-Hydroxybutyrate Sodium
- 4 Hydroxybutyrate Sodium
- Oxybate Sodium
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Oxidation of gamma-hydroxybutyrate to succinic semialdehyde by a mitochondrial pyridine nucleotide-independent enzyme. J Neurochem. 1988 Oct; 51(4):1079-84.