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Risperidone

"Risperidone" 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.

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A selective blocker of DOPAMINE D2 RECEPTORS and SEROTONIN 5-HT2 RECEPTORS that acts as an atypical antipsychotic agent. It has been shown to improve both positive and negative symptoms in the treatment of SCHIZOPHRENIA.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Risperidone" by people in this website by year, and whether "Risperidone" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 23 publications over 11 distinct years, with a maximum of 6 publications in 2001 and 2005
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