"Riluzole" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A glutamate antagonist (RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE) used as an anticonvulsant (ANTICONVULSANTS) and to prolong the survival of patients with AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS.
| Descriptor ID |
D019782
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.886.675.651 D03.383.129.708.089.611 D03.438.185.611
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| Concept/Terms |
Riluzole- Riluzole
- 2-Amino-6-trifluoromethoxybenzothiazole
- 2 Amino 6 trifluoromethoxybenzothiazole
Rilutek- Rilutek
- Aventis Brand of Riluzole
- Riluzole Aventis Brand
- Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Brand of Riluzole
- Rhone Poulenc Rorer Brand of Riluzole
- Aventis Behring Brand of Riluzole
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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