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Neuromuscular Depolarizing Agents  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Drugs that interrupt transmission at the skeletal neuromuscular junction by causing sustained depolarization of the motor end plate. These agents are primarily used as adjuvants in surgical anesthesia to cause skeletal muscle relaxation.

Entry terms

  • Depolarizing Blockers
  • Depolarizing Muscle Relaxants
  • Muscle Relaxants, Depolarizing

In other languages

  • French

  • Curarisants acétylcholino-mimétiques
  • Curarisants acétylcholinomimétiques
  • Inhibiteurs neuromusculaires dépolarisants
  • Myorelaxants dépolarisants

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