Product Description: Benzocaine shares a common receptor with all othe rLAs in the voltage-gated Na+ channel, with an IC50 of 0.8 mM tested with a potential of +30 mV.
Applications: Neuroscience-Neuromodulation
Formula: C9H11NO2
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