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Procyclidine


Mechanism of action:

Procyclidine is a centrally acting muscarinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist. Procyclidine can enter the central nervous system and block M1 muscarinic receptors in the striatum, thereby reducing acetylcholine-mediated excitatory neural signaling.

Reference(s):

Theodoridis GC et al. (1971). Central role of solar information flow in pregenetic evolution. J Theor Biol.

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