Oxotremorine is a drug that acts as a selective muscarinic acetylcholine receptor agonist.[1]
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Routes of administration | Oral, intravenous |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.000.662 |
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Formula | C12H18N2O |
Molar mass | 206.289 g·mol−1 |
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Oxotremorine produces ataxia, tremor and spasticity, similar to those symptoms seen in Parkinsonism, and has thus become a research tool in experimental studies aimed at determining more effective anti-Parkinsonian drugs.[2]
Oxotremorine also produces antipsychotic-like effects.[3]
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edit- ^ Tang C, Castoldi AF, Costa LG (April 1993). "Effects of the muscarinic agonist oxotremorine on membrane fluidity in rat lymphocytes". Biochemistry and Molecular Biology International. 29 (6): 1047–54. PMID 8330013. INIST 4025194.
- ^ Craig CR, Stitzel RE, eds. (2004). Modern Pharmacology with Clinical Applications. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 978-0-7817-3762-3.[page needed]
- ^ Maehara S, Hikichi H, Satow A, Okuda S, Ohta H (November 2008). "Antipsychotic property of a muscarinic receptor agonist in animal models for schizophrenia". Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior. 91 (1): 140–9. doi:10.1016/j.pbb.2008.06.023. PMID 18651995. S2CID 12225821. INIST 20678587.