Central Nervous System Depressants
"Central Nervous System Depressants" 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.
A very loosely defined group of drugs that tend to reduce the activity of the central nervous system. The major groups included here are ethyl alcohol, anesthetics, hypnotics and sedatives, narcotics, and tranquilizing agents (antipsychotics and antianxiety agents).
| Descriptor ID |
D002492
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.696.277 D27.505.954.427.210
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2005 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 2006 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2007 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2008 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2012 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2013 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Central Nervous System Depressants" by people in Profiles.
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Adolescent exposure to delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol and ethanol heightens sensitivity to fear stimuli. Behav Brain Res. 2021 10 11; 415:113517.
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Resurgence of alcohol seeking following abstinence induced by punishment in male and female rats. Behav Brain Res. 2021 07 23; 410:113345.
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Selective Deficits in Contingency-Driven Ethanol Seeking Following Chronic Ethanol Exposure in Male Mice. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2020 09; 44(9):1896-1905.
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Dose-dependent alcohol effects on electroencephalogram: Sedation/anesthesia is qualitatively distinct from sleep. Neuropharmacology. 2020 03 01; 164:107913.
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Sex Differences in Ethanol Reward Seeking Under Conflict in Mice. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2019 07; 43(7):1556-1566.
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Sex-dependent differences in ethanol inhibition of mouse lateral orbitofrontal cortex neurons. Addict Biol. 2020 01; 25(1):e12698.
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A Unifying Hypothesis Linking Hepatic Adaptations for Ethanol Metabolism to the Proinflammatory and Profibrotic Events of Alcoholic Liver Disease. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2018 11; 42(11):2072-2089.
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Opposing actions of CRF-R1 and CB1 receptors on VTA-GABAergic plasticity following chronic exposure to ethanol. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2018 09; 43(10):2064-2074.
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Effects of monoamines on the intrinsic excitability of lateral orbitofrontal cortex neurons in alcohol-dependent and non-dependent female mice. Neuropharmacology. 2018 07 15; 137:1-12.
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Longer treatment with alternative non-drug reinforcement fails to reduce resurgence of cocaine or alcohol seeking in rats. Behav Brain Res. 2018 04 02; 341:54-62.