Description
BicucullineisaneuromodulatoryGABA-AreceptorantagoNISTusedtostudyregionalvariationofGABAreceptorsandtheroleofGABA-Areceptorsinmotordisorders,pain,seizure,nociception,anxiety,andmemory.ThroughitsinhibitionofGABA-Areceptors,bicucullinepotentiatesactivationatNMDAreceptorsandproducesmembranedepolarization,inhibitingK+conductanceandprolongingCa2+-dependentactionpotentialsinneurons.Specificrotation+130(20D,chloroformc=2)
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