GUANFACINE HYDROCHLORIDE
\ɡwˈɑːnfɐsˌiːn hˈa͡ɪdɹəklˌɔːɹa͡ɪd], \ɡwˈɑːnfɐsˌiːn hˈaɪdɹəklˌɔːɹaɪd], \ɡ_w_ˈɑː_n_f_ɐ_s_ˌiː_n h_ˈaɪ_d_ɹ_ə_k_l_ˌɔː_ɹ_aɪ_d]\
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A centrally acting antihypertensive agent. The drug lowers both systolic and diastolic blood pressure by activating the central nervous system alpha-2 adrenoreceptors, which results in reduced sympathetic outflow leading to reduced vascular tone. Its adverse reactions include dry mouth, sedation, and constipation.
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).