ICI-204,448 je lek koji deluje kao potentan i periferno selektivan κ-opioidniagonist, sa mogućom primenom u lečenju srčanog udara kao i antisvrabnih efekata.[1][2] On se koristi u istraživanjima za uočavanje razlike između centralnih od periferno posredovanih efekata kapa opioidnog receptora.[3][4]
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