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antipsychotic agent |
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| Synonyms |
neuroleptic agent antipsychotic drug antipsychotic drugs antipsychotic neuroleptic drug antipsychotic agents neuroleptic agents major tranquilizer |
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| Definitions |
Also known as neuroleptics, major tranquilizers, or antischizophrenics, natural or synthetic. Antipsychotic Agents relieve and control the symptoms of schizophrenic illness (hallucinations, delusions, dementia). Most antipsychotic agents interfere with various neurotransmitter functions, often blocking dopamine receptors, and induce diverse behavioral, endocrine, motor-kinetic effects. A type of drug used to treat symptoms of psychosis. These include hallucinations (sights, sounds, smells, tastes, or touches that a person believes to be real but are not real), delusions (false beliefs), and dementia (loss of the ability to think, remember, learn, make decisions, and solve problems). Most antipsychotic agents block the action of certain chemicals in the nervous system. [url:http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C29710] |
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http://www.semanticweb.org/admin/ontologies/2022/7/MIO:01933 |
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| definition |
Also known as neuroleptics, major tranquilizers, or antischizophrenics, natural or synthetic. Antipsychotic Agents relieve and control the symptoms of schizophrenic illness (hallucinations, delusions, dementia). Most antipsychotic agents interfere with various neurotransmitter functions, often blocking dopamine receptors, and induce diverse behavioral, endocrine, motor-kinetic effects. A type of drug used to treat symptoms of psychosis. These include hallucinations (sights, sounds, smells, tastes, or touches that a person believes to be real but are not real), delusions (false beliefs), and dementia (loss of the ability to think, remember, learn, make decisions, and solve problems). Most antipsychotic agents block the action of certain chemicals in the nervous system. [url:http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C29710] |
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antipsychotic agent |
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| MIO_ID |
MIO:01933 |
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| prefLabel |
antipsychotic agent |
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| reference |
NCIT:C29710 |
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| synonyms |
neuroleptic agent antipsychotic drug antipsychotic drugs antipsychotic neuroleptic drug antipsychotic agents neuroleptic agents major tranquilizer |
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| subClassOf |
http://www.semanticweb.org/admin/ontologies/2022/7/MIO:00147 |