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Muscle relaxants

Known as: Muscle Relaxant 
Any agent that relaxes skeletal muscles and reduces muscle contraction.
National Institutes of Health

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Review
2004
Review
2004
Comparative efficacy and safety of skeletal muscle relaxants for spasticity and musculoskeletal conditions: a systematic review.
Skeletal muscle relaxants are a heterogeneous group of medications used to treat two different types of underlying conditions… Expand
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Residual Paralysis in the PACU after a Single Intubating Dose of Nondepolarizing Muscle Relaxant with an Intermediate Duration of Action
Background Residual neuromuscular blockade remains a problem even after short surgical procedures. The train-of-four (TOF) ratio… Expand
Review
2003
Review
2003
Muscle relaxants for non-specific low back pain.
BACKGROUND The use of muscle relaxants in the management of non-specific low back pain is controversial. It is not clear if they… Expand
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
The smooth muscle relaxant effect of hydrogen sulphide in vitro: evidence for a physiological role to control intestinal contractility
Sodium hydrogen sulphide (NaHS), a donor of hydrogen sulphide (H2S), produced dose‐related relaxation of the rabbit isolated… Expand
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
The possible role of hydrogen sulfide as an endogenous smooth muscle relaxant in synergy with nitric oxide.
Hydrogen sulfide (H2S), which is well known as a toxic gas, is produced endogenously in mammalian tissues from L-cysteine mainly… Expand
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Calcium sensitization of smooth muscle mediated by a Rho-associated protein kinase in hypertension
Abnormal smooth-muscle contractility may be a major cause of disease states such as hypertension, and a smooth-muscle relaxant… Expand
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Modulation of coronary vasomotor tone in humans. Progressive endothelial dysfunction with different early stages of coronary atherosclerosis.
The endothelium plays a critical role in the control of vasomotor tone by the release of vasoactive substances. Because… Expand
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Review
1991
Review
1991
Explicit criteria for determining inappropriate medication use in nursing home residents. UCLA Division of Geriatric Medicine.
Increasing attention is being paid to inappropriate medication use in nursing homes. However, criteria defining the appropriate… Expand
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Reductions in arterial diameter produced by chronic decreases in blood flow are endothelium-dependent.
A 70 percent reduction in the rate of blood flow through the common carotid artery in rabbits caused a 21 percent decrease in the… Expand
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Sodium nitroprusside and other smooth muscle-relaxants increase cyclic GMP levels in rat ductus deferens
SMOOTH muscle tone seems to be primarily regulated by the concentration of free calcium in cytoplasm1,2. Several agents that… Expand
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