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Dextrorphan
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Definition
: Dextro form of levorphanol. It acts as a noncompetitive NMDA receptor antagonist, among other effects, and has been proposed as a neuroprotective agent. It is also a metabolite of DEXTROMETHORPHAN.
Pharmacological Action
Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists
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Neuroprotective Agents
Other names
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17-
Methylmorphinan-
3-
ol