High gender -specific susceptibility to curare- a neuromuscular blocking agent
Curare, a selective skeletal muscle relaxant, has been used clinically to reduce shivering and as an anesthetic auxiliary in abdominal surgery. It is also widely used in animal experiments to block neuromuscular junction activity. Effective doses of curare diminish muscle contraction without affecti...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2013-01-01
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Series: | Biological Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602013000100011 |