"Theobromine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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3,7-Dimethylxanthine. The principle alkaloid in Theobroma cacao (the cacao bean) and other plants. A xanthine alkaloid that is used as a bronchodilator and as a vasodilator. It has a weaker diuretic activity than THEOPHYLLINE and is also a less powerful stimulant of smooth muscle. It has practically no stimulant effect on the central nervous system. It was formerly used as a diuretic and in the treatment of angina pectoris and hypertension. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, pp1318-9)
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D013805
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.132.960.651 D03.633.100.759.758.824.651
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| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Theobromine" by people in Profiles.
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Genomic focus brings tea research to the boil. Nature. 2019 02; 566(7742):S12-S13.
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Exploring cocoa properties: is theobromine a cognitive modulator? Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2019 Feb; 236(2):561-572.
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Genome-wide association study of caffeine metabolites provides new insights to caffeine metabolism and dietary caffeine-consumption behavior. Hum Mol Genet. 2016 12 15; 25(24):5472-5482.