Agmatine

Category: metabolite

Aliases: 4-Aminobutylguanidine, Agmatine sulfate

Pharmacological Mechanism

Decarboxylated arginine (arginine decarboxylase). Imidazoline I1/I2 receptor ligand; NMDA receptor antagonist at nitric-oxide site; α₂-adrenergic partial agonist. Proposed neuropathic-pain and mood-modulating effects, preclinical-dominant evidence.

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