Discovery Of The Medical Applications Of Curare

Curare | chemical compound | Britannica

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curare, drug belonging to the alkaloid family of organic compounds, derivatives of which are used in modern medicine primarily as skeletal …

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At approximately the same time, experiments from pharmacology and physiology laboratories in London suggested that acetylcholine was the chemical …

Curare: From the Rain Forest to the Operating Room

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The two species most credited in the production of curare are Chondrodendron tomentosum and C. iquitanum, large vines found in …

The Use of Curare in Anesthesia | NEJM

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Curare has been used with both the weaker gases nitrous oxide and ethylene. 9 , 25 Neither of these alone is capable of causing good flaccid muscular relaxation, and yet the …

Curare and Modern Medicine - JSTOR

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Preparation of the curare was con-ducted by the medicine men or tribal priests in accordance with strict ritualis-tic custom which differed from tribe to tribe. In …

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Curare is a generic term for a variety of plant-derived alkaloid arrow poisons used by indigenous peoples in Central and South America. Curare is a paralysing agent …

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As a potent muscle relaxant, curare can cause death quickly by inducing asphyxia due to rapid relaxation of diaphragmatic muscles. According to one source, death from …

The Pharmacology Of Curare And Curarising …

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(a) Tlir actiori of curare alkaloids. Classical experiments have established that after paralysis of a muscle by curare to excitation through its nerve, conduction in the nerve …

Experiences with Curare in Anesthesia | NEJM

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During the administration of curare, when the respirations became depressed and the excursions of the breathing bag perceptibly decreased, the respiratory …