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Curare is a competitive inhibitor of acetylcholine. It fights with acetycholine for postsynaptic receptors.
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What are the effects of curare given orally?
Curare is not hazardous if taken by mouth; it must be administered into the bloodstream. When it is in the blood, it can cause paralysis of all nerves and muscles.
How decreased blood supply effect muscle activity?
Decreased blood supply in the muscle can cause anoxia then paralysis.
Why does curare need animals to survive?
cause
A tear in the muscle wall through which an organ can protrude is a?
paralysis
What purpose does an electromyogram serve?
an electromyogram (EMG), is used to measure the activity of muscles and to provide clues to the cause of muscle weakness or paralysis, muscle problems such as muscle twitching, numbness, tingling, or pain
Is loss of its nerve supply would cause denervation atrophy and paralysis of the skeletal muscle involved true?
Yes it is true.
What effect does Curare have on muscle tissue?
It blocks the nicotinic cholinergic receptors on the muscle that normally bind the acetylcholine released by the motor neuron.
Why does organophosphate poisoning cause muscular paralysis?
Why does oranophosphate poisoning cause muscular paralysis? Why does oranophosphate poisoning cause muscular paralysis?
What term that describes paralysis of the larynx?
Laryngoparalysis or laryngoplegia is paralysis of the larynx or voice box. Another term might be vocal cord paralysis.
Which of these diseases can cause permanent paralysis?
Poliomyelitis can cause permanent paralysis.
Why curare reduces the response to nerve stimulation?
Curare reduces the response to nerve stimulation because it acts as a neuro-muscular blocking agent, or muscle relaxant. It is also known as tubocurarine.
What does curare act by in the neuromuscular junction?
Curare is a skeletal muscle relaxant it acts as a neuromuscular blocking agent. It reduces shivering. But, can be considered quite lethal.
