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hexamethonium (heks  methō-nēm),n a cholinergic blocking agent used to control bleeding and used in the treatment of peptic ulcers and hypertension. It produces ganglion blocking by occupying receptor sites. hexamethonium a ganglion-blocking quaternary ammonium compound. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| He enlisted healthy volunteers to inhale a chemical irritant, hexamethonium. There's a lot at stake: whether one is an aspiring Watson or Crick at a university without a first-rate library, a doctor in a meningitis laboratory in Zimbabwe, or even just a participant in a Johns Hopkins study on hexamethonium. |
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