Background:

Afloqualone is a agonist of GABA receptor .Target: GABA Receptorin vitro: Afloqualone is a quinazolinone family GABAergic drug.Afloqualone is an analogue of methaqualone. It has sedative and muscle-relaxant effects, resulting from its agonist activity at the β subtype of the GABAa receptor.in vivo: Afloqualone slightly increased the response during the alarm period in one out of 3 rats at 5, 10, and 20 mg/kg p.o., respectively.

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