Category Names, Results, and Descriptions

Taeniacides (0) see Anticestodal Agents

Tear Gases (1) • Gases that irritate the eyes, throat, or skin. Severe lacrimation develops upon irritation of the eyes. MeSH

Tensides (0) see Surface-Active Agents

Teratogens (26) • An agent that causes the production of physical defects in the developing embryo. MeSH

Third Generation H1 Antagonists (0) see Histamine H1 Antagonists, Non-Sedating

Thymoanaleptics (0) see Antidepressive Agents

Thymoleptics (0) see Antidepressive Agents

Timed-Release Preparations (0) see Delayed-Action Preparations

Tissue Adhesives (9) • Substances used to cause adherence of tissue to tissue or tissue to non-tissue surfaces, as for prostheses. MeSH

Tissue Stains (0) see Coloring Agents

Tocolytic Agents (17) • Drugs that prevent preterm labor and immature birth by suppressing uterine contractions (TOCOLYSIS). Agents used to delay premature uterine activity include magnesium sulfate, beta-mimetics, oxytocin antagonists, calcium channel inhibitors, and adrenergic beta-receptor agonists. The use of intravenous alcohol as a tocolytic is now obsolete. MeSH

Tocolytic Effect (0) see Tocolytic Agents

Tooth Bleaching Agents (1) • Chemicals that are used to oxidize pigments in TEETH and thus effect whitening. MeSH

Topoisomerase I Inhibitors (17) • Compounds that inhibit the activity of DNA TOPOISOMERASE I. MeSH

Topoisomerase II Inhibitors (76) • Compounds that inhibit the activity of DNA TOPOISOMERASE II. Included in this category are a variety of ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS which target the eukaryotic form of topoisomerase II and ANTIBACTERIAL AGENTS which target the prokaryotic form of topoisomerase II. MeSH

Topoisomerase Inhibitors (89)

Toxic Substances, Environmental (0) see Hazardous Substances

Trace Elements (21) • A group of chemical elements that are needed in minute quantities for the proper growth, development, and physiology of an organism. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) MeSH

Tranquilizing Agents (193) • A traditional grouping of drugs said to have a soothing or calming effect on mood, thought, or behavior. Included here are the ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS (minor tranquilizers), ANTIMANIC AGENTS, and the ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS (major tranquilizers). These drugs act by different mechanisms and are used for different therapeutic purposes. MeSH

Tranquilizing Effect (0) see Tranquilizing Agents

Treatment for: Meningococcal Meningitis Prophylaxis (1)

Treatment of Hepatitis C Infection (1)

Trypanocidal Agents (27) • Agents destructive to the protozoal organisms belonging to the suborder TRYPANOSOMATINA. MeSH

Trypsin Inhibitors (12) • Serine proteinase inhibitors which inhibit trypsin. They may be endogenous or exogenous compounds. MeSH

Tubulin Inhibitors (0) see Tubulin Modulators

Tubulin Modulators (28) • Agents that interact with TUBULIN to inhibit or promote polymerization of MICROTUBULES. MeSH

Tubulin Promoters (0) see Tubulin Modulators

Tumor Initiators (0) see Carcinogens

Tumor Promoters (0) see Carcinogens