curare lietuviškai

Paaiškinimas anglų kalba

• a toxic alkaloid found in certain tropical South American trees that is a powerful relaxant for striated muscles "curare acts by blocking cholinergic transmission at the myoneural junction"
• Plant extracts from several species, including 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.