A nicotinic antagonist most commonly used as an experimental tool. It has been used as a ganglionic blocker in the treatment of hypertension but has largely been supplanted for that purpose by more specific drugs.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D010393
altLabel
Piperidine, 1,2,2,6,6-pentamethyl-
AN
a nicotinic antag & ganglionic blocker
AQL
AA AD AE AG AI AN BL CF CH CL CS EC HI IM IP ME PD PK PO RE SD ST TO TU UR
cui
C0030810
DC
1
definition
A nicotinic antagonist most commonly used as an experimental tool. It has been used as a ganglionic blocker in the treatment of hypertension but has largely been supplanted for that purpose by more specific drugs.