"Theobromine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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3,7-Dimethylxanthine. The principle alkaloid in Theobroma cacao (the cacao bean) and other plants. A xanthine alkaloid that is used as a bronchodilator and as a vasodilator. It has a weaker diuretic activity than THEOPHYLLINE and is also a less powerful stimulant of smooth muscle. It has practically no stimulant effect on the central nervous system. It was formerly used as a diuretic and in the treatment of angina pectoris and hypertension. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, pp1318-9)
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D013805
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D03.132.960.651 D03.633.100.759.758.824.651
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1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Theobromine" by people in Profiles.
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Contributions of adenosine receptor activation to the ocular actions of epinephrine. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 1999 Aug; 40(9):2054-61.
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Effects of adenosine agonists on intraocular pressure and aqueous humor dynamics in cynomolgus monkeys. Exp Eye Res. 1997 Jun; 64(6):979-89.
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Pentoxifylline in acute nonhemorrhagic stroke. A randomized, placebo-controlled double-blind trial. Stroke. 1988 Jun; 19(6):716-22.