Metrazol


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metrazol

(ˈmɛtrəˌzɒl)
n
(Pharmacology) another name for pentylenetetrazol
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Noun1.Metrazol - a drug used as a circulatory and respiratory stimulant; larger doses cause convulsions in shock therapy; Metrazol is a trademark
pentamethylenetetrazol, pentylenetetrazol
medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
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The 1930s saw the introduction of radical therapeutic innovations for various disabilities, including fever, insulin, metrazol, and electric shock therapies, as well as lobotomization.
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Entre 1917 e 1935, foram descobertos quatro metodos para produzir choque fisiologico, testados e usados na pratica psiquiatrica, no continente europeu: febre induzida por malaria, para tratar paresia neurossifilitica; coma e convulsoes induzidas por insulina para tratar esquizofrenia; convulsoes induzidas por metrazol, para tratar esquizofrenia e psicoses afetivas, e terapia por choque eletroconvulsivo.
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PTZ has a generalized stimulatory effect, stronger than caffeine, and it may be used in lower doses as a respiratory and/or cardiac stimulant under names such as metrazol or cardiozole.
Fetal therapy for Down syndrome: report of three cases and a review of the literature

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