Description
AtracuriumisareversIBLeinhibitorofacetylcholinereceptors(AChRs)thatactsasanon-depolarizingneuromuscularjunctionblocker(NMJ);itcausesmuscularparalysisandisclinicallyusedasananesthetic.
References
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