Dextrorphan

"Dextrorphan" 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.

MeSH information

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Dextro form of levorphanol. It acts as a noncompetitive NMDA receptor antagonist, among other effects, and has been proposed as a neuroprotective agent. It is also a metabolite of DEXTROMETHORPHAN.

Descriptor ID	D003917
MeSH Number(s)	D03.132.577.249.235 D03.549.686.260 D03.605.497.260 D04.615.723.795.235
Concept/Terms	Dextrorphan Dextrorphan (+-)-17-Methylmorphinan-3-ol

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Dextrorphan".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Heterocyclic Compounds [D03]
Alkaloids [D03.132]
Opiate Alkaloids [D03.132.577]
Morphinans [D03.132.577.249]
Dextrorphan [D03.132.577.249.235]
Heterocyclic Compounds with 4 or More Rings [D03.549]
Morphinans [D03.549.686]
Dextrorphan [D03.549.686.260]
Heterocyclic Compounds, Bridged-Ring [D03.605]
Morphinans [D03.605.497]
Dextrorphan [D03.605.497.260]
Polycyclic Compounds [D04]
Polycyclic Hydrocarbons, Aromatic [D04.615]
Phenanthrenes [D04.615.723]
Morphinans [D04.615.723.795]
Dextrorphan [D04.615.723.795.235]

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