Isoguvacine is a
GABAA receptor agonist
An agonist is a chemical that activates a Receptor (biochemistry), receptor to produce a biological response. Receptors are Cell (biology), cellular proteins whose activation causes the cell to modify what it is currently doing. In contrast, an R ...
used in scientific research.
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Gaboxadol
Gaboxadol, also known as 4,5,6,7-tetrahydroisoxazolo(5,4-c)pyridin-3-ol (THIP), is a conformationally constrained derivative of the alkaloid muscimol (a constituent of ''Amanita muscaria'') that was first synthesized in 1977 by the Danish chem ...
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Muscimol
Muscimol, also known as agarin or pantherine, as well as 5-(aminomethyl)-1,2-oxazol-3-ol, is the principal psychoactive constituent of ''Amanita muscaria'' and '' Amanita pantherina''.
Muscimol is an isoxazole alkaloid and a potent and selectiv ...
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Carboxylic acids
Tetrahydropyridines
GABAA receptor agonists
GABAA-rho receptor agonists
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