Lysergic Acid Diethylamide
"Lysergic Acid Diethylamide" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Semisynthetic derivative of ergot (Claviceps purpurea). It has complex effects on serotonergic systems including antagonism at some peripheral serotonin receptors, both agonist and antagonist actions at central nervous system serotonin receptors, and possibly effects on serotonin turnover. It is a potent hallucinogen, but the mechanisms of that effect are not well understood.
| Descriptor ID |
D008238
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.132.327.287.572.522 D03.633.400.439.572.522
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| Concept/Terms |
Lysergic Acid Diethylamide- Lysergic Acid Diethylamide
- Acid Diethylamide, Lysergic
- Diethylamide, Lysergic Acid
- Lysergide
- LSD
- LSD-25
- LSD 25
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