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neuromuscular blocking agent
Broader Terms:
drug /agent
Narrower Terms:
curare
Narrower Terms:
depolarizing neuromuscular blocking agent
Narrower Terms:
gallamine triethiodide
Scope Note:
drugs that interrupt transmission of nerve impulses at the skeletal neuromuscular junction; they prevent acetylcholine from triggering muscle contraction and they are used as anesthesia adjuvants, as relaxants during electroshock, and in convulsive states.
Term Number:
1977-4227
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