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methoctramine

US/mɛθˈɑk.tɹəˌmiːn/

methoctramine noun: a polymethylene tetraamine that acts as a muscarinic antagonist.

methoctramine: a polymethylene tetraamine that acts as a muscarinic antagonist
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Noun

methoctramine (uncountable)

  1. A 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 of methoctramine

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

Questions about methoctramine

What does methoctramine mean?
Methoctramine means a polymethylene tetraamine that acts as a muscarinic antagonist.
What part of speech is methoctramine?
Methoctramine is a noun.
How do you pronounce methoctramine?
Methoctramine is pronounced /mɛθˈɑk.tɹəˌmiːn/ (US).

Words near methoctramine in the dictionary

  1. methmouth
  2. methmouths
  3. metho
  4. metho-
  5. methocarbamol
  6. methoctramine
  7. method
  8. method acting
  9. method actor
  10. method actors
  11. method air

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