Cloflubicyne is a

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which is a chlorinated

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BIDN BIDN is a GABA receptor antagonist and convulsant. See also * Cloflubicyne *TBPS *EBOB *IPTBO IPTBO (isopropylbicyclophosphate, also IPPO) is a bicyclic phosphate convulsant. It is an extremely potent GABA receptor antagonist that can cause vi ...

. It is an irreversible GABA receptor antagonist with powerful

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effects.

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Convulsants GABAA receptor negative allosteric modulators Irreversible antagonists Norbornanes Nitriles Trifluoromethyl compounds Organochlorides {{Organohalide-stub