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4-Aminopyridine

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4-Aminopyridine (4-AP, fampridine, dalfampridine) is an organic compound with the chemical formula C5H4N–NH2. [1]

32 relations: Acorda Therapeutics, Action potential, Amine, Atrial fibrillation, Biogen, Bird control, Chemical formula, Clinical trial, Drug, Epileptic seizure, Food and Drug Administration, Health Canada, Hofmann rearrangement, Humane Society of the United States, International nonproprietary name, Isomer, Lambert–Eaton myasthenic syndrome, Multiple sclerosis, Neuromuscular junction, Nitrile, Organic compound, Paresthesia, Parkinson's disease, Potassium channel, Pyridine, Saxitoxin, Shaker gene, Tetrodotoxin, United States Adopted Name, 4-Dimethylaminopyridine, 4-Methylpyridine, 4-Pyridylnicotinamide.

Acorda Therapeutics

Acorda Therapeutics Inc. is an American biotechnology company based in Ardsley, New York.

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Action potential

In physiology, an action potential occurs when the membrane potential of a specific axon location rapidly rises and falls: this depolarisation then causes adjacent locations to similarly depolarise.

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Amine

In organic chemistry, amines are compounds and functional groups that contain a basic nitrogen atom with a lone pair.

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Atrial fibrillation

Atrial fibrillation (AF or A-fib) is an abnormal heart rhythm characterized by rapid and irregular beating of the atria.

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Biogen

Biogen, Inc. (previously known as Biogen Idec) is an American multinational biotechnology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, specializing in the discovery, development, and delivery of therapies for the treatment of neurodegenerative, hematologic, and autoimmune diseases to patients worldwide.

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Bird control

Bird control is the generic name for methods to eliminate or deter pest birds from landing, roosting and nesting.

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Chemical formula

A chemical formula is a way of presenting information about the chemical proportions of atoms that constitute a particular chemical compound or molecule, using chemical element symbols, numbers, and sometimes also other symbols, such as parentheses, dashes, brackets, commas and plus (+) and minus (−) signs.

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Clinical trial

Clinical trials are experiments or observations done in clinical research.

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Drug

A drug is any substance (other than food that provides nutritional support) that, when inhaled, injected, smoked, consumed, absorbed via a patch on the skin, or dissolved under the tongue causes a temporary physiological (and often psychological) change in the body.

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Epileptic seizure

An epileptic seizure is a brief episode of signs or symptoms due to abnormally excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain.

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Food and Drug Administration

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or USFDA) is a federal agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, one of the United States federal executive departments.

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Health Canada

Health Canada (Santé Canada) is the department of the government of Canada with responsibility for national public health.

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Hofmann rearrangement

The Hofmann rearrangement is the organic reaction of a primary amide to a primary amine with one fewer carbon atom.

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Humane Society of the United States

The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), based in Washington, D.C., is an American nonprofit organization founded by journalist Fred Myers and Helen Jones, Larry Andrews, and Marcia Glaser in 1954, to address what they saw as animal-related cruelties of national scope, and to resolve animal welfare problems by applying strategies beyond the resources or abilities of local organizations.

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International nonproprietary name

The International Nonproprietary Name (INN) is an official generic and non-proprietary name given to a pharmaceutical drug or an active ingredient.

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Isomer

An isomer (from Greek ἰσομερής, isomerès; isos.

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Lambert–Eaton myasthenic syndrome

Lambert–Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) is a rare autoimmune disorder characterized by muscle weakness of the limbs.

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Multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a demyelinating disease in which the insulating covers of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord are damaged.

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Neuromuscular junction

A neuromuscular junction (or myoneural junction) is a chemical synapse formed by the contact between a motor neuron and a muscle fiber.

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Nitrile

A nitrile is any organic compound that has a −C≡N functional group.

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Organic compound

In chemistry, an organic compound is generally any chemical compound that contains carbon.

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Paresthesia

Paresthesia is an abnormal sensation such as tingling, tickling, pricking, numbness or burning of a person's skin with no apparent physical cause.

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Parkinson's disease

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a long-term degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that mainly affects the motor system.

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Potassium channel

Potassium channels are the most widely distributed type of ion channel and are found in virtually all living organisms.

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Pyridine

Pyridine is a basic heterocyclic organic compound with the chemical formula C5H5N.

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Saxitoxin

Saxitoxin (STX) is a potent neurotoxin and the best-known paralytic shellfish toxin (PST).

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Shaker gene

The shaker (Sh) gene, when mutated, causes a variety of atypical behaviors in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster.

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Tetrodotoxin

Tetrodotoxin (TTX) is a potent neurotoxin.

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United States Adopted Name

United States Adopted Names are unique nonproprietary names assigned to pharmaceuticals marketed in the United States.

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4-Dimethylaminopyridine

4-Dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP) is a derivative of pyridine with the chemical formula (CH3)2NC5H4N.

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4-Methylpyridine

4-Methylpyridine is the organic compound with the formula CH3C5H4N.

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4-Pyridylnicotinamide

4-Pyridylnicotinamide (4-PNA), also known as N-(pyridin-4-yl)nicotinamide, is a kinked dipodal dipyridine which was originally developed for use in chemotherapy.

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4-AP, 4-aminopurine, 4-aminopyridine, 4-pyridinamine, 4-pyridylamine, ATC code N07XX07, ATCvet code QN07XX07, Ampyra, Avitrol, Dalfampridine, Fampridine, Fampyra, Neurelan, Pimadin, Pyridine, 4-amino-.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4-Aminopyridine

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