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Reproductive toxicology. Carisoprodol.
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BACKGROUND Carisoprodol is a centrally acting muscle relaxant commonly used for lower back pain. It is a drug of abuse and has been detected among impaired drivers. Carisoprodol's active metabolite meprobamate is thought to act through the GABA(A) receptor complex and produces a well-known impairing effect. It is unclear whether therapeutic intake of carisoprodol leads to impairment, and the ef...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Toxicology
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1556-9039,1937-6995
DOI: 10.1007/bf03161006