"Curare" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Plant extracts from several species, including genera STRYCHNOS and Chondodendron, which contain TETRAHYDROISOQUINOLINES that produce PARALYSIS of skeletal muscle. These extracts are toxic and must be used with the administration of artificial respiration.
| Descriptor ID |
D003472
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D20.215.784.500.200
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Curare" by people in Profiles.
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Conductance and block of hair-cell mechanotransducer channels in transmembrane channel-like protein mutants. J Gen Physiol. 2014 Jul; 144(1):55-69.
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A transgenic mouse model of the slow-channel syndrome. Muscle Nerve. 1996 Jan; 19(1):79-87.
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Ethanol potentiates ion current mediated by 5-HT3 receptors on neuroblastoma cells and isolated neurons. Alcohol Alcohol Suppl. 1991; 1:181-5.