MeSH definition : An alkaloid found in the seeds of STRYCHNOS NUX-VOMICA. It is a competitive antagonist
at glycine receptors and thus a convulsant. It has been used as an analeptic, in the
treatment of nonketotic hyperglycinemia and sleep apnea, and as a rat poison.;
An alkaloid found in the seeds of STRYCHNOS NUX-VOMICA. It is a competitive antagonist
at glycine receptors and thus a convulsant. It has been used as an analeptic, in the
treatment of nonketotic hyperglycinemia and sleep apnea, and as a rat poison.