About The Medical Condition Picrotoxin

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Picrotoxin

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Picrotoxin Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Picrotoxin?

A noncompetitive antagonist at GABA-A receptors and thus a convulsant. Picrotoxin blocks the GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID-activated chloride ionophore. Although it is most often used as a research tool, it has been used as a CNS stimulant and an antidote in poisoning by CNS depressants, especially the barbiturates.

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