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hexamethonium (heks

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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.

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autonomic autonomic drug autonomic nervous system ganglion blocking ganglionic blockade interstitial pneumonia			These were inhibited by atropine, hexamethonium and ondansetron suggesting that cholinergic and 5-H[T. Zingiberis rhizoma: a comprehensive review on the ginger effect and ... by Chrubasik, S.; Pittler, M.H.; Roufogalis, B.D. / Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology Others are contemporary cases, including two high-profile examples involving the death of research subjects which led to at least temporary closure of research programs at the sponsoring universities--the death of Jesse Gelsinger in a gene therapy study, and the death of a healthy volunteer exposed to inhaled hexamethonium in a lung physiology study. Case Studies in Biomedical Research Ethics by Olive, Kenneth E. / Southern Medical Journal He enlisted healthy volunteers to inhale a chemical irritant, hexamethonium. Are human research subjects safe enough? (Ethical Aspects) by Thompson, Richard E. / Physician Executive			HEW hex hex(a)- hex- hexa- hexacanth embryo hexachlorobenzene hexachlorocyclohexane hexachlorodibenzodioxin hexachloroethane hexachlorohexahydrophenanthrene hexachloronaphthalene hexachloroparaxylene hexachlorophane hexachlorophene hexacosanol hexad hexadactyly hexadecanoic acid hexadecanol hexadecimal Hexadrol hexafluorenium bromide Hexamastix hexamer hexamethonium hexamethylenamine hexamethylenetetramine hexamethylmelamine hexamine Hexamita hexamitiasis hexamitosis hexane hexanoic acid hexaploid hexavalent hexenmilch hexestrol Hexham scent hexitol hexobarbital sodium hexobarbitone hexocyclium methylsulfate hexokinase hexokinase deficiency hexokinase method hexone base hexosamine hexosaminidase hexosaminidase test			hexahydrite Hexahydro-Trinitro-Triazine Hexahydrophthalic Anhydride hexahydropiridine hexahydropyrazine hexahydrotoluene Hexakis Hexal Diclac Hexal Ranitic Hexal Ranitic Hexalectris Hexalectris spicata Hexalectris warnockii Hexamastix Hexamastix caviae, Hexamastix robustus Hexamastix muris hexamer hexamer hexamer hexamerism hexamerous Hexametaphosphate hexametapol hexameter hexameter Hexameters Hexameters hexamethonium Hexamethonium compounds Hexamethonium compounds Hexamethoxymethylmelamine Hexamethyldiamine Hexamethyldisilazane Hexamethyldisiloxane hexamethylenamine hexamethylene Hexamethylene Di-Isocyanate Hexamethylene diamine Hexamethylene diamine Hexamethylene diisocyanate Hexamethylene tetraamine Hexamethylene tetraamine Hexamethylene tetramine Hexamethylene tetramine Hexamethylene tetramine Hexamethylenediamine Hexamethylenediamine, n,n'-dibutyl- hexamethylenetetramine hexamethylenetetramine hexamethylenetetramine hexamethylenetetramine Hexamethylenetriperoxidediamine hexamethylmelamine Hexamethylphosphoramide hexamethylphosphoric triamide hexamethylphosphoric triamide hexametric hexametric

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