Major General James G. Blunt

Piclozotan (SUN-N4057) is a selective 5-HT1A receptor partial agonist, which has neuroprotective effects in animal studies.[1] It has been through early clinical trials in humans for treatment of acute stroke, but results have not yet been announced.[2][3]

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References

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  3. ^ Mondick JT, Oo C, Patel D, Fujitani T, Shimizu K, Barrett JS (2009). "Population pharmacokinetics of the selective serotonin 5-HT1A receptor partial agonist piclozotan". American Journal of Therapeutics. 16 (2): 106–15. doi:10.1097/MJT.0b013e31816b8c85. PMID 19300037. S2CID 21284395.