"Magnesium Sulfate" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A small colorless crystal used as an anticonvulsant, a cathartic, and an electrolyte replenisher in the treatment of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia. It causes direct inhibition of action potentials in myometrial muscle cells. Excitation and contraction are uncoupled, which decreases the frequency and force of contractions. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1992, p1083)
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D008278
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.524.550 D01.875.800.800.850.500
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Magnesium sulfate versus phenytoin for seizure prophylaxis in pregnancy-induced hypertension. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1991 Oct; 165(4 Pt 1):907-13.