Familiarity information: PILOT used as a noun is common. â¢ PILOT (verb) The verb PILOT has 2 senses: 1. fly a plane. 2. act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance. Familiarity information: PILOT used as a verb is rare.
Apomorphine is used to treat wearing-off episodes (muscle stiffness, loss of muscle control) in people with advanced Parkinson's disease. Apomorphine may also be used for other purposes not listed in this medication guide.
Apomorphine is a type of aporphine having activity as a non-selective dopamine agonist which activates both D2-like and, to a much lesser extent, D1-like receptors. It also acts as an antagonist of 5-HT2 and Î±-adrenergic receptors with high affinity. The compound is historically a morphine decomposition product by boiling with concentrated acid, hence the -morphine suffix. Apomorphine does not actually contain morphine or its skeleton, nor does it bind to opioid receptors. The apo- prefix ...