Quinpirole
Encyclopedia
Quinpirole is a psychoactive drug
and research chemical which acts as a selective
D2 and D3 receptor
agonist
. It is used in scientific research. Quinpirole has been shown to increase locomotion and sniffing behavior in mice treated with it.
Psychoactive drug
A psychoactive drug, psychopharmaceutical, or psychotropic is a chemical substance that crosses the blood–brain barrier and acts primarily upon the central nervous system where it affects brain function, resulting in changes in perception, mood, consciousness, cognition, and behavior...
and research chemical which acts as a selective
Functional Selectivity
Functional selectivity is the ligand-dependent selectivity for certain signal transduction pathways in one and the same receptor. This can be present when a receptor has several possible signal transduction pathways...
D2 and D3 receptor
Receptor (biochemistry)
In biochemistry, a receptor is a molecule found on the surface of a cell, which receives specific chemical signals from neighbouring cells or the wider environment within an organism...
agonist
Agonist
An agonist is a chemical that binds to a receptor of a cell and triggers a response by that cell. Agonists often mimic the action of a naturally occurring substance...
. It is used in scientific research. Quinpirole has been shown to increase locomotion and sniffing behavior in mice treated with it.