Major General James G. Blunt

Iodocyanopindolol (INN) is a drug related to pindolol which acts as both a β1 adrenoreceptor antagonist and a 5-HT1A receptor antagonist. Its 125I radiolabelled derivative has been widely used in mapping the distribution of beta adrenoreceptors in the body.[1]

References

  1. ^ Brodde OE, Karad K, Zerkowski HR, Rohm N, Reidemeister JC (1983). "Coexistence of beta 1- and beta 2-adrenoceptors in human right atrium. Direct identification by (+/-)-[125I]iodocyanopindolol binding". Circulation Research. 53 (6): 752–758. doi:10.1161/01.res.53.6.752. PMID 6139182.