News tagged with mecamylamine

Mecamylamine

Mecamylamine (Inversine) is a nonselective and noncompetitive antagonist of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors that was introduced in the 1950s as an antihypertensive agent.

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Neuroscientist's discovery of new uses for old drug leads to patents, innovation award

University of South Florida neuroscientist R. Douglas Shytle's discovery of successful new clinical uses for mecamylamine, a drug once used to treat hypertension, has led to several issued patents on mecamylamine ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

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