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Descriptor
English
:
Neuromuscular Blocking Agents
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Bloqueantes Neuromusculares
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Bloqueadores Neuromusculares
Tree Number:
D27.505.696.663.700.710
Definition
English
:
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.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics; consider also
NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION
/drug eff
History Note
English
:
75; was see under CURARE-LIKE AGENTS & NEUROMUSCULAR DEPOLARIZING AGENTS 1970-74
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AD
administration & dosage
AE
adverse effects
AG
agonists
AN
analysis
AI
antagonists & inhibitors
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CS
chemical synthesis
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CT
contraindications
DU
diagnostic use
EC
economics
HI
history
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PK
pharmacokinetics
PD
pharmacology
PO
poisoning
RE
radiation effects
ST
standards
SD
supply & distribution
TU
therapeutic use
TO
toxicity
UR
urine
Record Number:
9658
Unique Identifier:
D009466
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