| ZFIN ID: ZDB-EXP-170809-11 |
Experiment Conditions Description: chemical treatment: modafinil
| chemical treatment: modafinil |
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| Name: | chemical treatment |
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| Definition: | Experimental condition in which the fish is treated with a chemical substance. This treatment could be administered by adding the chemical substance to the tank water, injections, or by consumption. |
| Ontology: | Zebrafish Environment Condition Ontology [ZECO:0000111] |
| Name: | modafinil |
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| Synonyms: | (+-)-modafinil, 2-(benzhydrylsulfinyl)acetamide, CEP-1538, CRL 40476, CRL-40476, modafinil, modafinilo, modafinilum, Provigil, rac-2-[(diphenylmethyl)sulfinyl]acetamide |
| Definition: | A racemate comprising equimolar amounts of armodafinil and (S)-modafinil. A central nervous system stimulant, it is used for the treatment of sleeping disorders such as narcolepsy, obstructive sleep apnoea, and shift-work sleep disorder. The optical enantiomers of modafinil have similar pharmacological actions in animals. |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:31859] ( EBI ) |
| Publication: | Nishimura et al., 2015 |
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