LY-293,284 je istraživačka hemikalija. On deluje kao potentan i selektivan pun agonist5-HT1Areceptora. On je izveden putem nekoliko strukturnih simplifikacija na ergolinu baziranih halucinogena, LSD[1] On je selektivan za 5-HT1A sa preko 1000x selektivnošću u odnosu na druge tipove serotoninskog receptora i druge ciljeve.[2] On pokazuje anksiogene efekte u životinjskim studijama.[3]
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