Chemicals and Drugs

Curare

Plant extracts from several species, including genera STRYCHNOS and Chondodendron, which contain TETRAHYDROISOQUINOLINES that produce PARALYSIS of skeletal muscle. These extracts are toxic and must be used with the administration of artificial respiration.

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Abstract

Plant extracts from several species, including genera STRYCHNOS and Chondodendron, which contain TETRAHYDROISOQUINOLINES that produce PARALYSIS of skeletal muscle. These extracts are toxic and must be used with the administration of artificial respiration.

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Pharmacological Action

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27 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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/analogs: consider also CURARE-LIKE AGENTS see NEUROMUSCULAR NONDEPOLARIZING AGENTS

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History Note

CURARIFORM ANTAGONISTS was heading 1963-69

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  1. D20.215.784.500.200w

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QV 140

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Curare. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003472. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003472
  2. Curare. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curare
  3. Curare. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138919