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Muscimol

Known as: Muscimol [Chemical/Ingredient], Pantherine, 3(2H)-Isoxazolone, 5-(aminomethyl)- 
A neurotoxic isoxazole isolated from species of AMANITA. It is obtained by decarboxylation of IBOTENIC ACID. Muscimol is a potent agonist of GABA-A… 
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Central Nervous System AgentsGABA AgonistsGABA-A Receptor AgonistsIbotenic Acid
GABA-A ReceptorIn Bloodagonistsanalogs & derivatives

Narrower (3)

dihydromuscimolisomuscimolthiomuscimol

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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Medullary pathways mediating specific sympathetic responses to activation of dorsomedial hypothalamus
Review
1999
Review
1999
Pharmacological inactivation in the analysis of the central control of movement
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Inhibition of GABAergic inhibitory postsynaptic currents by cannabinoids in rat corpus striatum
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Role of the caudal fastigial nucleus in saccade generation. II. Effects of muscimol inactivation.
1. We studied the effect of temporarily inhibiting neurons in the caudal fastigial nucleus in two rhesus macaques trained to make… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Nerve endings from rat brain tissue release copper upon depolarization. A possible role in regulating neuronal excitability
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Acute and chronic ethanol treatments alter GABA receptor-operated chloride channels
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Evidence for GABA involvement in midbrain control of medullary neurons that modulate nociceptive transmission
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
GABAB-receptor-activated K+ current in voltage-clamped CA3 pyramidal cells in hippocampal cultures.
GABAB receptors are a subclass of receptors for gamma-amino-n-butyric acid (GABA) that are also activated by the antispastic drug… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Paradoxical GABA excitation of nigral dopaminergic cells: indirect mediation through reticulata inhibitory neurons.
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Stimulation of food intake by muscimol and beta endorphin
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