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Abstract
Drugs that interrupt transmission of nerve impulses at the skeletal neuromuscular junction. They can be of two types, competitive, stabilizing blockers (NEUROMUSCULAR NONDEPOLARIZING AGENTS) or noncompetitive, depolarizing agents (NEUROMUSCULAR DEPOLARIZING AGENTS). Both prevent acetylcholine from triggering the muscle contraction and they are used as anesthesia adjuvants, as relaxants during electroshock, in convulsive states, etc.
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9 entry terms
- Neuromuscular Blocker
- Neuromuscular Blockers
- Neuromuscular Blocking Agent
- Agent, Neuromuscular Blocking
- Agents, Neuromuscular Blocking
- Blocker, Neuromuscular
- Blockers, Neuromuscular
- Blocking Agent, Neuromuscular
- Blocking Agents, Neuromuscular
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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general or unspecified; prefer specifics
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History Note
75; was see under CURARE-LIKE AGENTS & NEUROMUSCULAR DEPOLARIZING AGENTS 1970-74
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- Autonomic Agents (1966-1974)
- Curare-Like Agents (1970-1974)
- Neuromuscular Depolarizing Agents (1970-1974)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Neuromuscular Blocking Agents. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009466. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009466
- Neuromuscular Blocking Agents. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50430101