Chemical Name:4-Ethylphenylamino-1,2-dimethyl-6-methylaminopyrimidini
um chloride
Biological Activity:
Sino-atrial node function modulator;
blocks the hyperpolarisation activated cation current If. Blocks Ih
in central neurons. Increases NMDA-evoked noradrenaline release in rat brain in
vitro.
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