TUBOCURARINE

tubocurarine, curare

(noun) a toxic alkaloid found in certain tropical South American trees that is a powerful relaxant for striated muscles; “curare acts by blocking cholinergic transmission at the myoneural junction”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

tubocurarine (usually uncountable, plural tubocurarines)

(biochemistry) A benzylisoquinoline alkaloid obtained from curare, sometimes used to paralyse patients undergoing anesthesia.

Source: Wiktionary



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AMPHIPROSTYLAR

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