"Amitriptyline" 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.
Tricyclic antidepressant with anticholinergic and sedative properties. It appears to prevent the re-uptake of norepinephrine and serotonin at nerve terminals, thus potentiating the action of these neurotransmitters. Amitriptyline also appears to antagonize cholinergic and alpha-1 adrenergic responses to bioactive amines.
| Descriptor ID |
D000639
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.426.559.847.181.384.100 D04.615.181.384.100
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Frequency of high-risk use of QT-prolonging medications. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2006 Jun; 15(6):361-8.