Terms Related to gamma Hydroxybutyrate

• 4-Hydroxybutyric Acid Lactone

  An endogenous compound, made from gamma-aminobutyrate and the precursor of gamma-hydroxybutyrate, it is also used as a pharmacological agent. It apparently acts as a modulator ...

• Sodium Salt gamma Linolenic Acid

  An omega-6 fatty acid produced in the body as the delta 6-desaturase metabolite of linoleic acid. It is converted to dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid, a biosynthetic precursor ...

• Sodium Salt (2:1) Valproic Acid

  A fatty acid with anticonvulsant properties used in the treatment of epilepsy. The mechanisms of its therapeutic actions are not well understood. It may act ...

• Methohexital Sodium

  An intravenous anesthetic with a short duration of action that may be used for induction of anesthesia.

• Epontol

  An intravenous anesthetic that has been used for rapid induction of anesthesia and for maintenance of anesthesia of short duration. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, ...

• Monosodium Salt Taurolithocholic Acid

  A bile salt formed in the liver from lithocholic acid conjugation with taurine, usually as the sodium salt. It solubilizes fats for absorption and is ...

• Fentanest

  A potent narcotic analgesic, abuse of which leads to habituation or addiction. It is primarily a mu-opioid agonist. Fentanyl is also used as an adjunct ...