"Bicuculline" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An isoquinoline alkaloid obtained from Dicentra cucullaria and other plants. It is a competitive antagonist for GABA-A receptors.
| Descriptor ID |
D001640
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.132.098.077 D03.633.100.531.085.077
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| Concept/Terms |
Bicuculline- Bicuculline
- 6-(5,6,7,8-Tetrahydro-6-methyl-1,3-dioxolo(4,5-g)isoquinolin-5-yl)furo(3,4-e)1,3-benzodioxol-8(6H)one
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| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Bicuculline" by people in Profiles.
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Growth hormone modulates hippocampal excitatory synaptic transmission and plasticity in old rats. Neurobiol Aging. 2012 Sep; 33(9):1938-49.
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GABA(A) receptor binding and localization in the tiger salamander retina. Vis Neurosci. 2000 Jan-Feb; 17(1):11-21.
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GABA affects the release of gastrin and somatostatin from rat antral mucosa. Nature. 1983 Jun 16-22; 303(5918):623-4.