Novel 3-pyridyloxymethyl heterocyclic ether compounds of the formula: ##STR1## or the pharmaceutically-acceptable salts or prodrugs thereof are selective and potent ligands at neuronal nicotinic cholinergic channel receptors, and are effective in controlling synaptic transmission.
新颖的3-
吡啶基甲氧基杂
环醚化合物,其
化学公式如下:##STR1## 或其药用可接受的盐或前药,对神经元
尼古丁胆碱能通道受体具有选择性和强效的
配体作用,并且在控制突触传递方面是有效的。