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Rilmenidine hemifuramate
Chemical Name:2-[N-(Dicyclopropylmethyl)amino]oxazoline hemifuramate
Biological Activity:
I1-imidazoline binding site selective ligand and α2-adrenoceptor agonist.
Possesses greater I1 vs α2 selectivity than the
prototypical compound, clonidine.
Bricca et al (1989) Rilmenidine selectivity for imidazoline receptors in
human brain. Eur.J.Pharmacol. 163 373. Michel and Ernsberger(1992) Keeping an eye on the I site: imidazoline-preferring receptors. TiPS
13 369. Briccaet al (1994) Human brain imidazoline
receptors: Further characterisation with [3H] clonidine.
Eur.J.Pharmacol.Mol.Pharmacol.Sect. 266 25. Mammotoet
al (1996) Antiarrhythmic action of rilmenidine on adrenaline-induced
arrhythmia via central imidazoline receptors in halothane-anaesthetized dogs.
Br.J.Pharmacol. 117 1744.