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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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BaclofenChlorzoxazoneDantroleneFlurazepam
Induction of neuromuscular blockadeMuscle relaxation phase

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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Results of the prospective, randomized, controlled multicenter Food and Drug Administration investigational device exemption study of the ProDisc-C total disc replacement versus anterior discectomy…
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… 
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… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Brain hydrogen sulfide is severely decreased in Alzheimer's disease.
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… 
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… 
Review
1994
Review
1994
Meta‐analysis of smooth muscle relaxants in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome
To update previous overviews of placebo‐controlled double‐blind trials assessing the efficacy and tolerance of smooth muscle… 
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… 
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… 
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… 
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