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US 4,378,368 AGranted
Use of 4-(2-di-n-propylaminoethyl)indole or a salt thereof as a presynaptic dopamine autoreceptor stimulant
AssigneesPurdue Research Foundation, Eli Lilly and Company
InventorsJohn M. Cassady, James A. Clemens
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Abstract
4-2-(di-n-propylaminoethyl)indole or a salt thereof is used to stimulate presynaptic dopamine autoreceptors in mammals.
Claims2
A method of stimulating presynaptic dopamine autoreceptors in a mammalian brain in which there is excess dopamine release which needs to be decreased which comprises administering to said mammal a presynaptic dopamine autoreceptor stimulating amount of 4-(2-di-n-propylaminoethyl)indole at a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof.
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