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Muscle relaxants
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Muscle Relaxant
Any agent that relaxes skeletal muscles and reduces muscle contraction.
National Institutes of Health
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Induction of neuromuscular blockade
Muscle 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…
D. Murrey
,
M. Janssen
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+4 authors
B. Darden
The spine journal : official journal of the North…
2009
Corpus ID: 2040882
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
B. Debaene
,
B. Plaud
,
M. Dilly
,
F. Donati
Anesthesiology
2003
Corpus ID: 4940358
Background Residual neuromuscular blockade remains a problem even after short surgical procedures. The train-of-four (TOF) ratio…
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Review
2003
Review
2003
Muscle relaxants for non-specific low back pain.
M. V. van Tulder
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T. Touray
,
A. Furlan
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S. Solway
,
L. Bouter
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews
2003
Corpus ID: 27361853
BACKGROUND The use of muscle relaxants in the management of non-specific low back pain is controversial. It is not clear if they…
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Brain hydrogen sulfide is severely decreased in Alzheimer's disease.
K. Eto
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T. Asada
,
K. Arima
,
T. Makifuchi
,
H. Kimura
Biochemical and biophysical research…
2002
Corpus ID: 11547965
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
The possible role of hydrogen sulfide as an endogenous smooth muscle relaxant in synergy with nitric oxide.
R. Hosoki
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N. Matsuki
,
H. Kimura
Biochemical and biophysical research…
1997
Corpus ID: 20434956
Hydrogen sulfide (H2S), which is well known as a toxic gas, is produced endogenously in mammalian tissues from L-cysteine mainly…
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Calcium sensitization of smooth muscle mediated by a Rho-associated protein kinase in hypertension
M. Uehata
,
T. Ishizaki
,
+8 authors
S. Narumiya
Nature
1997
Corpus ID: 4419556
Abnormal smooth-muscle contractility may be a major cause of disease states such as hypertension, and a smooth-muscle relaxant…
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Review
1994
Review
1994
Meta‐analysis of smooth muscle relaxants in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome
T. Poynard
,
C. Regimbeau
,
Y. Benhamou
Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics
1994
Corpus ID: 25268868
To update previous overviews of placebo‐controlled double‐blind trials assessing the efficacy and tolerance of smooth muscle…
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Review
1991
Review
1991
Explicit criteria for determining inappropriate medication use in nursing home residents. UCLA Division of Geriatric Medicine.
M. Beers
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J. Ouslander
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I. Rollingher
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D. Reuben
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J. Brooks
,
J. Beck
Archives of internal medicine
1991
Corpus ID: 33018931
Increasing attention is being paid to inappropriate medication use in nursing homes. However, criteria defining the appropriate…
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Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Reductions in arterial diameter produced by chronic decreases in blood flow are endothelium-dependent.
B. L. Langille
,
F. O'Donnell
Science
1986
Corpus ID: 38847757
A 70 percent reduction in the rate of blood flow through the common carotid artery in rabbits caused a 21 percent decrease in the…
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Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Sodium nitroprusside and other smooth muscle-relaxants increase cyclic GMP levels in rat ductus deferens
K. Schultz
,
K. Schultz
,
G. Schultz
Nature
1977
Corpus ID: 4190441
SMOOTH muscle tone seems to be primarily regulated by the concentration of free calcium in cytoplasm1,2. Several agents that…
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