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Definition of Phenelzine

1. Noun. Monoamine oxidase inhibitor (trade name Nardil) used to treat clinical depression.

Definition of Phenelzine

1. Noun. A monoamine oxidase inhibitor, used as an antidepressant, chemical formula C₈H₁₂N₂. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Phenelzine

1. This drug, which is a strong monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitor, is used to treat people with mixed anxiety and depression. (31 Dec 1997)

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Literary usage of Phenelzine

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"Tranylcypromine and phenelzine have amphetamine-like or catecholamine-releasing effects in addition to being MAO inhibitors (see 4). ..."

2. Value of Psychiatric Treatment: Its Efficacy in Severe Mental Disorders edited by Samuel J. Keith (1996)
"phenelzine is the monoamine oxidase inhibitor most frequently investigated, with multiple large, placebo-controlled studies (Ballenger et al. ..."

3. Depression in Primary Care: Vol. 2. Treatment of Major Depression: Clinical by DIANE Publishing Company (1993)
"The only randomized, placebo-controlled maintenance study in adults of an MAOI (phenelzine) found that phenelzine (at 45 or 60 mg/day) was associated with a ..."

4. Statistical Assessment Of National Significant Industrial User Noncompliance (1993)
"A similarly robust maintenance effect with phenelzine was found in a randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled maintenance trial in geriatric patients ..."

5. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"... after 1 and 2 weeks of treatment in male Sprague- Dawley rats, phenelzine sulfate, fluoxetine HCI, and bright artificial light produced the same effect. ..."

6. The Science, Treatment, and Prevention of Antisocial Behaviorsby Diana H. Fishbein by Diana H. Fishbein (2004)
"A controlled trial of phenelzine in post-traumatic stress disorder. Psychiatry Research, 24, 149-155. Shin, LM, McNally, RJ, Kosslyn, SM, Thompson, WL, ..."

7. Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Selected Airborne Chemicals by National Research Council (U. S.) (2007)
"(1964) found that pre- treatment with MAO inhibitors (phenelzine and tranylcypromine) increased amphetamine toxicity 15- to 20-fold. 4.3. ..."

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