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Curare

Known as: Curare [Chemical/Ingredient], curare substance 
Plant extracts from several species, including genera STRYCHNOS and Chondodendron, which contain TETRAHYDROISOQUINOLINES that produce PARALYSIS of… 
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Broader (6)

AlkaloidsNeuromuscular Blocking AgentsNeuromuscular Nondepolarizing AgentsNicotinic Antagonists
In BloodProcess of secretionagonistsanalogs & derivatives

Narrower (2)

Tubocurarinecaracurine

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Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Human muscle cultured in monolayer and cocultured with fetal rat spinal cord: importance of dorsal root ganglia for achieving successful functional innervation
Adult human muscle cultured in monolayer was cocultured with explants of 13-14-d-old rat embryo using (a) ventral spinal cord… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Pharmacology of the dendritic action of acetylcholine and further observations on the somatic disinhibition in the rat hippocampusin situ
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Receptors for gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) on aplysia neurons
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Hippocampal theta rhythm. I. Depth profiles in the curarized rat
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Acetylcholine and lobster sensory neurones
Experiments are presented in support of the hypothesis that acetylcholine functions as a sensory transmitter in the lobster… 
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
Demonstration of phospholipid splitting as the factor responsible for increased permeability and block of axonal conduction induced by snake venom. I. Study of lobster axons.
Highly Cited
1962
Highly Cited
1962
The relationship between heart beat and respiration in teleost fish.
Highly Cited
1962
Highly Cited
1962
An electroencephalograph study of classical conditioning.
Unanesthetized monkeys and cats bearing indwelling electrodes show electrical activity evoked by clicks and light flashes in… 
Highly Cited
1957
Highly Cited
1957
An isolated single electroplax preparation. I. New data on the effect of acetylcholine and related compounds.
Highly Cited
1948
Highly Cited
1948
Curare-like Action of Polymethylene bis-Quaternary Ammonium Salts
TUBOCUBARINE chloride is a bis-tetrahydroiso-quinoline alkaloid containing two quaternary nitrogen atoms1, and its extraordinary… 
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