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Baclofen
Baclophen | Chlorophenyl GABA | Ba-34,647 | Ba-34647 | CIBA-34,647-BA | Lioresal | PCP-GABA | beta-(Aminomethyl)-4-chlorobenzenepropanoic Acid | beta-(p-Chlorophenyl)-gamma-aminobutyric Acid | Ba34,647 | Ba34647 | CIBA34,647BA | GABA, Chlorophenyl
A GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID derivative that is a specific agonist at GABA-B receptors (RECEPTORS, GABA-B). It is used in the treatment of spasticity, especially that due to spinal cord damage. Its therapeutic effects result from actions at spinal and supraspinal sites, generally the reduction of excitatory transmission. |
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