| stimulants (historical) | Agents or remedies that historically have produced stimulation or excited functional activity. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| historical article | An article or portion of an article giving an account of past events or circumstances significant in a field of study, a profession, a discovery, an invention, etc. The concept of history is very wide, ranging from the dawn of time to the present. This publication type is often checked in conjunction with biography. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| historical geographic locations | Countries known in remote history (as byzantium) or former names of countries reflecting political changes in the 20th century (as germany, east). (12 Dec 1998) |
| appetite stimulants | Agents that are used to stimulate appetite. These drugs are frequently used to treat anorexia associated with cancer and aids. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ganglionic stimulants | Agents that mimic neural transmission by stimulation of the nicotinic receptors on postganglionic autonomic neurons. Drugs that indirectly augment ganglionic transmission by increasing the release or slowing the breakdown of acetylcholine or by non-nicotinic effects on postganglionic neurons are not included here nor are the non-specific cholinergic agonists. (12 Dec 1998) |
| central nervous system stimulants | A loosely defined group of drugs that tend to increase behavioural alertness, agitation, or excitation. They work by a variety of mechanisms, but usually not by direct excitation of neurons. The many drugs that have such actions as side effects to their main therapeutic use are not included here. (12 Dec 1998) |