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Muscimol

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Muscimol | CAS No. 2763-96-4 | GABA-A Receptor Agonists
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Description: Potent GABAA agonist; also GABAA-ρ partial agonist

Chemical Name: 5-Aminomethyl-3-hydroxyisoxazole

Purity: ≥98%

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Biological Activity

Muscimol is a potent GABAA receptor agonist and partial GABAA-ρ receptor agonist. Inhibits memory retention and attenuates airway constriction in vivo.

Technical Data

M.Wt:
114.1
Formula:
C4H6N2O2
Solubility:
Soluble to 100 mM in water
Purity:
≥98%
Storage:
Store at RT
CAS No:
2763-96-4

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Citations for Muscimol

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46 Citations: Showing 1 - 10

  1. Multi-target action of β-alanine protects cerebellar tissue from ischemic damage.
    Authors: Kopach Et al.
    Cell Death Dis  2022;13:747
  2. Axonal mechanisms mediating γ-aminobutyric acid receptor type A (GABA-A) inhibition of striatal dopamine release.
    Authors: Kramer Et al.
    ELife  2020;9
  3. Salicylate-Induced Suppression of Electrically Driven Activity in Brain Slices from the Auditory Cortex of Aging Mice.
    Authors: Namikawa Et al.
    Front Aging Neurosci  2018;9:395
  4. Local GABAA receptor mediated suppression of DA release within the nucleus accumbens.
    Authors: Brodnik Et al.
    ACS Chem Neurosci  2018;17:1978
  5. Septal and Hippocampal Neurons Contribute to Auditory Relay and Fear Conditioning.
    Authors: Xiao Et al.
    Front Cell Neurosci  2018;12:102
  6. Discrete Circuits Support Generalized versus Context-Specific Vocal Learning in the Songbird.
    Authors: Tian and Brainard
    Neuron  2017;96:1168
  7. The medullary dorsal reticular nucleus as a relay for descending pronociception induced by the mGluR5 in the rat infralimbic cortex.
    Authors: David-Pereira
    Neuroscience  2017;349:341
  8. Honokiol suppresses TNF-α-induced neutrophil adhesion on cerebral endothelial cells by disrupting polyubiquitination and degradation of IκBα.
    Authors: Chen Et al.
    Nature  2016;6:26554
  9. Additive effect of harmane and muscimol for memory consolidation impairment in inhibitory avoidance task
    Authors: Nasehi Et al.
    Neuroscience  2016;339:287
  10. GABAA receptor activity shapes the formation of inhibitory synapses between developing medium spiny neurons.
    Authors: Arama Et al.
    PLoS One  2015;9:290
  11. The medial prefrontal cortex is crucial for the maintenance of persistent licking and the expression of incentive contrast.
    Authors: Parent Et al.
    Neurobiol Dis  2015;9:23
  12. The higher order auditory cortex is involved in the assignment of affective value to sensory stimuli.
    Authors: Grosso Et al.
    Nat Commun  2015;6:8886
  13. Selective inhibition of KCC2 leads to hyperexcitability and epileptiform discharges in hippocampal slices and in vivo.
    Authors: Sivakumaran Et al.
    EXCLI J  2015;35:8291
  14. Context-induced reinstatement of methA. seeking is associated with unique molecular alterations in Fos-expressing dorsolateral striatum neurons.
    Authors: Rubio Et al.
    J Neurosci  2015;35:5625
  15. Protein kinase C-dependent growth-associated protein 43 phosphorylation regulates gephyrin aggregation at developing GABAergic synapses.
    Authors: Wang Et al.
    J Neurosci  2015;35:1712
  16. NMDA receptor channel blocker-like discriminative stimulus effects of NO gas.
    Authors: Richardson and Shelton
    Front Integr Neurosci  2015;352:156
  17. Modulation of Spinal GABAergic Inhibition and Mechanical Hypersensitivity following Chronic Compression of Dorsal Root Ganglion in the Rat.
    Authors: Lee Et al.
    Neural Plast  2015;2015:924728
  18. The effect of BLA GABA(A) receptors in anxiolytic-like effect and aversive memory deficit induced by ACPA.
    Authors: Kangarlu-Haghighi Et al.
    Sci Rep  2015;14:613
  19. Development and function of human cerebral cortex neural networks from pluripotent stem cells in vitro.
    Authors: Kirwan Et al.
    PLoS One  2015;142:3178
  20. Chloride Accumulators NKCC1 and AE2 in Mouse GnRH Neurons: Implications for GABAA Mediated Excitation.
    Authors: Taylor-Burds Et al.
    J Biol Chem  2015;10:e0131076
  21. Daily isoflu. exposure increases barbiturate insensitivity in medullary respiratory and cortical neurons via expression of η-subunit containing GABA ARs.
    Authors: Hengen Et al.
    PLoS One  2015;10:e0119351
  22. Regulation of action potential waveforms by axonal GABAA receptors in cortical pyramidal neurons.
    Authors: Xia Et al.
    PLoS One  2014;9:e100968
  23. GABAergic influence on temporomandibular joint-responsive spinomedullary neurons depends on estrogen status.
    Authors: Tashiro Et al.
    Neurobiol Learn Mem  2014;259:53
  24. Pachymic Acid Enhances Drug-Induced Sleeping Behaviors via GABAA-ergic Systems in Mice.
    Authors: Shah Et al.
    Biomol Ther (Seoul)  2014;22:314
  25. TrkB interacts with ErbB4 and regulates NRG1-induced NR2B phosphorylation in cortical neurons before synaptogenesis.
    Authors: Pandya and Pillai
    Neuroscience  2014;12:47
  26. Motor cortex feedback influences sensory processing by modulating network state.
    Authors: Zagha Et al.
    Neuron  2013;79:567
  27. The dorsomedial hypothalamus mediates stress-induced hyperalgesia and is the source of the pronociceptive peptide cholecystokinin in the rostral ventromedial medulla.
    Authors: Wagner Et al.
    Mol Cell Biol  2013;238:29
  28. The contribution of synaptic location to inhibitory gain control in pyramidal cells.
    Authors: Pouille Et al.
    Physiol Rep  2013;1:e00067
  29. PF inhibits superoxide production, elastase release, and chemotaxis in formyl peptide-activated human neutrophils by blocking formyl peptide receptor 1.
    Authors: Yang Et al.
    J Immunol  2013;190:6511
  30. Updating of action-outcome associations is prevented by inactivation of the posterior pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus.
    Authors: Maclaren Et al.
    PLoS Comput Biol  2013;102:28
  31. GABA maintains the proliferation of progenitors in the developing chick ciliary marginal zone and non-pigmented ciliary epithelium.
    Authors: Ring Et al.
    PLoS One  2012;7:e36874
  32. Olfactory bulb glomerular NMDA receptors mediate olfactory nerve potentiation and odor preference learning in the neonate rat.
    Authors: Lethbridge Et al.
    Front Cell Neurosci  2012;7:e35024
  33. Adenosine release during seizures attenuates GABAA receptor-mediated depolarization.
    Authors: Ilie Et al.
    J Neurosci  2012;32:5321
  34. The loop diuretic compound blocks posttraumatic p75NTR upregulation and rescues injured neurons.
    Authors: Shulga Et al.
    J Neurosci  2012;32:1757
  35. Modulation of spinal GABAergic analgesia by inhibition of chloride extrusion capacity in mice.
    Authors: Asiedu Et al.
    J Pain  2012;13:546
  36. Efficacy of synaptic inhibition depends on multiple, dynamically interacting mechanisms implicated in chloride homeostasis.
    Authors: Doyon Et al.
    J Pharmacol Exp Ther  2011;7:e1002149
  37. Development of asymmetric inhibition underlying direction selectivity in the retina.
    Authors: Wei Et al.
    J Biol Chem  2011;469:402
  38. Positive feedback regulation between γ-aminobutyric acid type A (GABA(A)) receptor signaling and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) release in developing neurons.
    Authors: Porcher Et al.
    Neuroscience  2011;286:21667
  39. Developmental regulation and neuroprotective effects of striatal tonic GABAA currents.
    Authors: Santhakumar Et al.
    Development  2010;167:644
  40. Nerve Terminal GABAA Receptors Activate Ca2+/Calmodulin-dependent Signaling to Inhibit Voltage-gated Ca2+ Influx and Glutamate Release.
    Authors: Long Et al.
    Neuroscience  2009;284:8726
  41. Interactions between prefrontal cortex and cerebellum revealed by trace eyelid conditioning.
    Authors: Kalmbach Et al.
    Learn Mem  2009;16:86
  42. Intrathecal injection of the neurosteroid, DHEAS, produces mechanical allodynia in mice: involvement of spinal sigma-1 and GABA receptors.
    Authors: Yoon Et al.
    Br J Pharmacol  2009;157:666
  43. Disinhibition combines with excitation to extend the operating range of the OFF visual pathway in daylight.
    Authors: Manookin Et al.
    J Neurosci  2008;28:4136
  44. GABA receptor activation in the lumbosacral spinal cord decreases detrusor overactivity in spinal cord injured rats.
    Authors: Miyazato Et al.
    J Urol  2008;179:1178
  45. Development of chloride-mediated inhibition in neurons of the anteroventral cochlear nucleus of gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus).
    Authors: Milenković Et al.
    J Neurophysiol  2007;98:1634
  46. Peripheral GABAB agonists stimulate gastric acid secretion in mice.
    Authors: Piqueras and Martínez
    Br J Pharmacol  2004;142:1038

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