Associations to the word «Tubocurarine»

Wiktionary

TUBOCURARINE, noun. (biochemistry) A benzylisoquinoline alkaloid, obtained from curare and sometimes used to paralyse patients undergoing anaesthesia.

Dictionary definition

TUBOCURARINE, noun. 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".

Wise words

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