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THE ISOLATED CHICK BIVENTER CERVICIS NERVE‐MUSCLE PREPARATION
Author(s) -
GINSBORG B. L.,
WARRINER JOAN
Publication year - 1960
Publication title -
british journal of pharmacology and chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.432
H-Index - 211
eISSN - 1476-5381
pISSN - 0366-0826
DOI - 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1960.tb01264.x
Subject(s) - depolarization , neuromuscular blocking agents , acetylcholine , neuromuscular junction , chemistry , stimulation , pharmacology , anesthesia , medicine , neuroscience , biology
The isolated biventer cervicis nerve‐muscle preparation can be used to distinguish between neuromuscular blocking agents which cause depolarization and those which do not. Both reduce the contractions caused by nerve stimulation, but depolarizing drugs also cause a contracture of the muscle.