"Biperiden" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A muscarinic antagonist that has effects in both the central and peripheral nervous systems. It has been used in the treatment of arteriosclerotic, idiopathic, and postencephalitic parkinsonism. It has also been used to alleviate extrapyramidal symptoms induced by phenothiazine derivatives and reserpine.
| Descriptor ID |
D001712
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.426.100.080.100 D03.383.621.110 D03.605.084.500.332
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| Concept/Terms |
Biperiden- Biperiden
- Biperidene
- alpha-Bicyclo(2.2.1)hept-5-en-2-yl-alpha-phenyl-1-piperidinepropanol
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The relative effects of selective M1 muscarinic antagonists on rapid eye movement sleep. Brain Res. 1993 Apr 16; 608(2):186-90.
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Dose dependent inhibition of REM sleep in normal volunteers by biperiden, a muscarinic antagonist. Biol Psychiatry. 1991 Jul 15; 30(2):151-6.