Strychnine. Molecular model of strychnine, an alkaloid drug that is used medicinally in low doses but which is also used as a poison for rats and othe

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Strychnine. Molecular model of strychnine, an alkaloid drug that is used medicinally in low doses but which is also used as a poison for rats and other vermin. Strychnine acts as a nerve stimulant or tonic. High doses lead to convulsions and can cause death due to paralysis of the brain's respiratory centre. It is obtained commercially from plants of the Strychnos genus. Atoms are represented ad rods and are colour-coded: carbon (orange), hydrogen (white), nitrogen (blue) and oxygen (pink).

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