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Tetrabenazine

Medical Definition: A drug formerly used as an antipsychotic but now used primarily in the treatment of various movement disorders including tardive dyskinesia. Tetrabenazine blocks uptake into adrenergic storage vesicles and has been used as a high affinity label for the vesicle transport system.
Guide Notes: do not confuse with TETRACYCLINES, the group
CAS Type 1 Name: CAS Number: 58-46-8

Tetrabenazine Medical Definitions and Terms

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