oxotremorine

oxotremorine
An active metabolite of tremorine. Used as a pharmacologic tool for producing a parkinsonian tremor.

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oxo·trem·o·rine .äk-sō-'trem-ə-.rēn, -rən n a synthetic cholinergic agent C12H18N2O used esp. in pharmacological research (as to induce tremors characteristic of Parkinson's disease)

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