Oxotremorine is a drug that acts as a selective muscarinic acetylcholine receptor agonist.[1]

Oxotremorine produces ataxia, tremor and spasticity, similar to those symptoms seen in Parkinsonism, and has thus become a research tool in experimental studies aimed at determining more effective anti-Parkinsonian drugs.[2]

Oxotremorine also produces antipsychotic effects.[3]

References

  1. ^ Tang C, Castoldi AF, Costa LG (April 1993). "Effects of the muscarinic agonist oxotremorine on membrane fluidity in rat lymphocytes". Biochemistry and Molecular Biology International. 29 (6): 1047–54. PMID 8330013. INIST 4025194.
  2. ^ Craig CR, Stitzel RE, eds. (2004). Modern Pharmacology with Clinical Applications. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 978-0-7817-3762-3.[page needed]
  3. ^ Maehara S, Hikichi H, Satow A, Okuda S, Ohta H (November 2008). "Antipsychotic property of a muscarinic receptor agonist in animal models for schizophrenia". Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior. 91 (1): 140–9. doi:10.1016/j.pbb.2008.06.023. PMID 18651995. S2CID 12225821. INIST 20678587.

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