Riluzole

"Riluzole" 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 glutamate antagonist (RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE) used as an anticonvulsant (ANTICONVULSANTS) and to prolong the survival of patients with AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS.

Descriptor ID	D019782
MeSH Number(s)	D02.886.675.651 D03.383.129.708.089.611 D03.633.100.185.611
Concept/Terms	Riluzole Riluzole 2-Amino-6-trifluoromethoxybenzothiazole 2 Amino 6 trifluoromethoxybenzothiazole Rilutek Rilutek RP-54274 RP-54274 RP 54274 RP54274 PK-26124 PK-26124 PK 26124 PK26124

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Riluzole".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Organic Chemicals [D02]
Sulfur Compounds [D02.886]
Thiazoles [D02.886.675]
Riluzole [D02.886.675.651]
Heterocyclic Compounds [D03]
Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring [D03.383]
Azoles [D03.383.129]
Thiazoles [D03.383.129.708]
Benzothiazoles [D03.383.129.708.089]
Riluzole [D03.383.129.708.089.611]
Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring [D03.633]
Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring [D03.633.100]
Benzothiazoles [D03.633.100.185]
Riluzole [D03.633.100.185.611]

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