1. Picrotoxinin and Related Substances
2. A Web of Science search covering only 1904–2021 (i.e. excluding significant early work) identifies 3612 papers dealing with picrotoxin the majority of which are sorted in the overlapping categorizes of neurosciences (1904) pharmacology (976) physiology (537) and biochemistry molecular biology (241) and behavioral sciences (196) (retrieved May 8 2021). The alternatively spelled “picrotoxine” turns up 25 references.
3. A SciFinder Substance Identifier search of “picrotoxin” yielded 6505 references whereas a “Topic” search uncovered 12 286 references dating from 1882 (retrieved May 7 2021).
4. Advantages of an antagonist: bicuculline and other GABA antagonists