RDS-127 is a
drug
A drug is any chemical substance other than a nutrient or an essential dietary ingredient, which, when administered to a living organism, produces a biological effect. Consumption of drugs can be via insufflation (medicine), inhalation, drug i ...
which is used in
scientific research. It acts as a
D2-like 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 ...
and also has some
serotonin and
adrenergic agonist effects,
as well as some
anticholinergic
Anticholinergics (anticholinergic agents) are substances that block the action of the acetylcholine (ACh) neurotransmitter at synapses in the central nervous system, central and peripheral nervous system.
These agents inhibit the parasympatheti ...
action,
and produces both
anorectic and
pro-sexual effects in animal studies.
See also
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Bay R 1531
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UH-232
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8-OH-DPAT
8-OH-DPAT is a research chemical of the aminotetralin chemical class which was developed in the 1980s and has been widely used to study the function of the 5-HT1A receptor, 5-HT1A receptor. It was one of the first major 5-HT1A receptor full agonis ...
References
{{Dopaminergics
Dipropylamino compounds
Dopamine agonists
Methoxyphenethylamines
Serotonin receptor agonists
2-Aminoindanes
Phenol ethers