methoctramine

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English

Structure of methoctramine
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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

methoctramine (uncountable)

  1. A polymethylene tetraamine that acts as a muscarinic antagonist
    • 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:
      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.