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ethchlorvynol

ethchlorvynol Ethchlorvynol is a sedative-hypnotic substance in the tertiary carbinol class.

Ethchlorvynol is a sedative-hypnotic substance in the tertiary carbinol class. It appears to reduce central nervous system activity by acting at the benzodiazepine–GABA-A chloride channel receptor complex, which increases chloride entry into neurons and lowers their excitability.