LY-293284 is a research chemical developed by the pharmaceutical company
Eli Lilly and used for scientific studies. It acts as a
potent and selective
5-HT1A receptor
Receptor may refer to:
* Sensory receptor, in physiology, any structure which, on receiving environmental stimuli, produces an informative nerve impulse
*Receptor (biochemistry), in biochemistry, a protein molecule that receives and responds to a ...
full agonist. It was derived through structural simplification of the
ergoline based psychedelic
LSD,
but is far more selective for 5-HT
1A with over 1000x selectivity over other serotonin receptor subtypes and other targets.
It has
anxiogenic
An anxiogenic or panicogenic substance is one that causes anxiety. This effect is in contrast to anxiolytic agents, which inhibits anxiety. Together these categories of psychoactive compounds may be referred to as anxiotropic compounds.
Anxiogen ...
effects in animal studies.
See also
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8-OH-DPAT
*
RDS-127
RDS-127 is a drug which is used in scientific research. It acts as a D2-like receptor agonist and also has some serotonin and adrenergic agonist effects, as well as some anticholinergic action, and produces both anorectic and pro-sexual effects ...
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RU-28306
RU-28306 is a tricyclic tryptamine derivative which acts as a serotonin receptor agonist, with selectivity for 5-HT1 and 5-HT2 subtypes. It can be regarded either as a conformationally constrained derivative of DMT, or a structurally simplifi ...
References
Serotonin receptor agonists
Anxiogenics
Eli Lilly and Company brands
Tryptamines
Ketones
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