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muscle relaxant

muscle relaxant A muscle relaxant is a drug used in surgical anesthesia to reduce muscle activity.

A muscle relaxant is a drug used in surgical anesthesia to reduce muscle activity. In the supplied source, pancuronium is an example that inhibits muscle-type nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, which blocks the signaling that activates muscle.

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Drafting source: Sakata Souhei; Ono Fumihito. Allosteric inhibition of muscle-type nicotinic acetylcholine receptors by a neuromuscular blocking agent pancuronium. 2023; DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0292262; article XML SHA-256 d79389699d04486d9a8bc627ab99225394ab4fb349d29c68aba777bfc02d2456. “Allosteric inhibition of muscle-type nicotinic acetylcholine receptors by a neuromuscular blocking agent pancuronium” (10.1371/journal.pone.0292262).
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