Muscimol

"Muscimol" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A neurotoxic isoxazole isolated from species of AMANITA. It is obtained by decarboxylation of IBOTENIC ACID. Muscimol is a potent agonist of GABA-A RECEPTORS and is used mainly as an experimental tool in animal and tissue studies.

Descriptor ID	D009118
MeSH Number(s)	D03.383.129.462.470 D23.946.587.587
Concept/Terms	Muscimol Muscimol Pantherine Agarin

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Heterocyclic Compounds [D03]
Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring [D03.383]
Azoles [D03.383.129]
Oxazoles [D03.383.129.462]
Muscimol [D03.383.129.462.470]
Biological Factors [D23]
Toxins, Biological [D23.946]
Mycotoxins [D23.946.587]
Muscimol [D23.946.587.587]

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