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MeSH Heading: Arecoline
Tree Number(s): D03.066.515.292; D03.132.080; D03.383.725.547.292
Unique ID: D001115
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001115
Scope Note: An alkaloid obtained from the betel nut (Areca catechu), fruit of a palm tree. It is an agonist at both muscarinic and nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. It is used in the form of various salts as a ganglionic stimulant, a parasympathomimetic, and a vermifuge, especially in veterinary practice. It has been used as a euphoriant in the Pacific Islands.
Entry Term(s): Arecaline; Arecholin; Arecholine; Arecolin; Methylarecaidin
Pharm Action: Cholinergic Agonists
Related Numbers: 63-75-2
CAS Type 1 Name: 3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid, 1,2,5,6-tetrahydro-1-methyl-, methyl ester
Previous Indexing: Nicotinic Acids (1969-1972); Parasympatholytics (1966-1968)
Public MeSH Note: 73; was see under NICOTINIC ACID 1969-72, was see under PARASYMPATHOMIMETICS 1963-68; ARECHOLIN was see ARECOLINE 1981-95
Online Note: search NICOTINIC ACID 1969-71 & PARASYMPATHOMIMETICS 1966-68
History Note: 73(72); was see under NICOTINIC ACID 1969-72, was see under PARASYMPATHOMIMETICS 1963-68; ARECHOLIN was see ARECOLINE 1981-95
Date Established: 1973/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analogs & derivatives (AA)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0001674
Related Numbers: 63-75-2
Scope Note: An alkaloid obtained from the betel nut (Areca catechu), fruit of a palm tree. It is an agonist at both muscarinic and nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. It is used in the form of various salts as a ganglionic stimulant, a parasympathomimetic, and a vermifuge, especially in veterinary practice. It has been used as a euphoriant in the Pacific Islands.
Terms: Arecoline Preferred Term
Term UI T003368
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Arecaline
Term UI T003366
Date05/23/1980
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Arecholin
Term UI T003367
Date03/01/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); Methylarecaidin
Term UI T003369
Date05/23/1980
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Arecholine
Term UI T003370
Date11/20/1980
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Arecolin
Term UI T003371
Date05/23/1980
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

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