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Drug Groups
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illicit; experimental |
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Description
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A hallucinogen formerly used as a veterinary anesthetic, and briefly as a general anesthetic for humans. Phencyclidine is similar to ketamine in structure and in many of its effects. Like ketamine, it can produce a dissociative state. It exerts its pharmacological action through inhibition of NMDA receptors (receptors, N-methyl-D-aspartate). As a drug of abuse, it is known as PCP and Angel Dust. [PubChem] |
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Phencyclidine works primarily as an NMDA receptor antagonist, which blocks the activity of the NMDA Receptor.
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Humans and other mammals |
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