MUSCLE RELAXANTS, NON DEPOLARIZING
\mˈʌsə͡l ɹɪlˈaksənts], \mˈʌsəl ɹɪlˈaksənts], \m_ˈʌ_s_əl ɹ_ɪ_l_ˈa_k_s_ə_n_t_s]\
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Drugs that interrupt transmission at the skeletal neuromuscular junction without causing depolarization of the motor end plate. They prevent acetylcholine from triggering muscle contraction and are used as muscle relaxants during electroshock treatments, in convulsive states, and as anesthesia adjuvants.
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