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picrotoxin
picrotoxin Picrotoxin is a mixture of picrotoxinin and picrotin that blocks GABA-A receptor activity and can trigger convulsions.
Picrotoxin is a mixture of picrotoxinin and picrotin that blocks GABA-A receptor activity and can trigger convulsions. It has mainly been used as a research substance, but it has also been used as a central nervous system stimulant and as an antidote for poisoning by central nervous system depressants, especially barbiturates.