NONDEPOLARIZING BLOCKERS
\nˌɒndiːpˈə͡ʊləɹˌa͡ɪzɪŋ blˈɒkəz], \nˌɒndiːpˈəʊləɹˌaɪzɪŋ blˈɒkəz], \n_ˌɒ_n_d_iː_p_ˈəʊ_l_ə_ɹ_ˌaɪ_z_ɪ_ŋ b_l_ˈɒ_k_ə_z]\
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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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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).