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tubocurarine

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tubocurarine /tu·bo·cu·ra·rine/ (-ku-rah´rēn) an alkaloid from the bark and stems of Chondrodendron tomentosum; it is the active principle of curare and is a nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocking agent; used as the chloride salt as a skeletal muscle relaxant and as an aid in the diagnosis of myasthenia gravis.
tubocurarine [too″bo-ku-rah´rēn]
an alkaloid from the bark and stems of Chondrodendron tomentosum; it is the active principle of curare and is a nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocking agent; used in the form of the chloride salt for relaxation of skeletal muscles in surgery and convulsive therapy and as an aid in the diagnosis of myasthenia gravis. Administered intravenously or intramuscularly.

tubocurarine
an alkaloid from the bark and stems of Chondrodendron tomentosum. d-tubocurarine chloride is used as a skeletal muscle relaxant.


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