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Arecoline hydrochloride, a naturally occurring psychoactive alkaloid, is a partial agonist of nicotinic and muscarinic acetylcholine receptor. Arecoline hydrochloride exhibits stimulation, alertness, anxiolysis and anti-parasitic effects. Arecoline hydrochloride also can induce oxidative stress[1][2][3][4].

Poison by intraperitoneal andintravenous routes. Questionable carcinogen withexperimental carcinogenic data. Whenheated to decomposition it emits very toxic fumes of NOxand HCl.

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[2] Liu YJ, et, al. The pharmacology, toxicology and potential applications of arecoline: a review. Pharm Biol. 2016 Nov;54(11):2753-2760. DOI:10.3109/13880209.2016.1160251
[3] Volgin AD, et, al. DARK Classics in Chemical Neuroscience: Arecoline. ACS Chem Neurosci. 2019 May 15;10(5):2176-2185. DOI:10.1021/acschemneuro.8b00711
[4] Kuo TM, et, al. Arecoline induces TNF-alpha production and Zonula Occludens-1 redistribution in mouse Sertoli TM4 cells. J Biomed Sci. 2014 Sep 9;21(1):93. DOI:10.1186/s12929-014-0093-z