Tubocurarine (Noun)
Meaning
A toxic alkaloid found in certain tropical South American trees that is a powerful relaxant for striated muscles; "curare acts by blocking cholinergic transmission at the myoneural junction".
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- Tubocurarine is a toxic alkaloid found in certain tropical South American trees that is a powerful relaxant for striated muscles.
- The indigenous people of the Amazon rainforest used tubocurarine as a key ingredient in their curare poison for hunting purposes.
- Tubocurarine acts by blocking cholinergic transmission at the myoneural junction, resulting in muscle paralysis.
- Researchers have been studying the effects of tubocurarine on the human body, particularly its potential use as a muscle relaxant in surgical procedures.
- The use of tubocurarine as an anesthetic agent has been largely discontinued due to the development of safer alternatives with fewer side effects.