Curare
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Curare (also known as arrow poison) is a substance from some South American trees that blocks neuromuscular transmission and thus paralyzes the activity of skeletal muscle.[1] Paralysis of the respiratory muscles is fatal. Today, similar (so-called substances curareform[2]) substances are used as muscle relaxants during operations to remove muscle tension.[1]
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- ↑ Jump up to: a b VOKURKA, Martin – HUGO, Jan, et al. Velký lékařský slovník. 6. edition. Maxdorf, 2006. ISBN 8073451050.
- ↑ HYNIE, Sixtus. Farmakologie v kostce. 2. edition. Triton, 2001. ISBN 80-7254-181-1.
