DCG-IV je lek koji se koristi u naučnim istraživanjima. On deluje kao agonist za grupu II metabotropnih glutamatnih receptora (mGluR2/3).[3] On ima potentne neuroprotektivne i antikonvulsantne efekte u životinjskim studijama.[4][5][6][7] On isto tako pokazuje antiparkinsonove efekte,[8][9] mada je poznato da usporava formiranje memorija.[10][11]
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