methoctramine

M3E1T1H4O1C3T1R1A1M3I1N1E1
US/mɛθˈɑk.tɹəˌmiːn/

noun

A polymethylene tetraamine that acts as a muscarinic antagonist

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Meanings

nounmethoctramine (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA polymethylene tetraamine that acts as a muscarinic antagonist

    It has been recently demonstrated that hyperexcitation can be neuroprotective for SOD1 Mns and that the muscarinic receptor antagonist, methoctramine enhanced the accumulation of misfolded SOD1 proteins in these neurons.

    2015 August 26, “Age-Related Changes in Pre- and Postsynaptic Partners of the Cholinergic C-Boutons in Wild-Type and SOD1 G93A Lumbar Motoneurons”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

Probably from meth(ylene) + oc(tane) + (te)tr(a)amine.

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Chicago

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