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Curare grows in the South American rainforest as a large vine in the canopy. Some Indians of South America use it as part of a poisonous mixture, called "ampi" or "curare," that they put on the tip of their arrows and darts to hunt wild game.
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Why does curare need animals to survive?
cause
Why is curare a poison?
Curare is considered a poison because in the dosage in which it's frequently encountered, introduction into the blood stream will often cause dramatic results that are harmful to the subject. Note that in its traditional use (before it made its ways into anesthesiology), it was used to bring down very small animals for food, so the comparative effective dosage was quite tiny.
Curare is a paralyzing poison that functions as what?
It functions as an Acetylcholine antagonists. Acetylcholine was the first neurotransmitter to be discovered. A nicotinic antagonist inhibits Acetylcholine's receptors.
What is a crowd of animals?
It depends an the animal: Cows, deer and elk come in herds Whales come in pods Fish come in schools or shoals Crows come in murders Baboons come in troops Many birds come in flocks Bees come in swarms Quail come in coveys
Where do house centipedes come from?
Where do centipedes come from and how to get rid of them?
What eats the plant curare?
No animal eats the plant curare. This is because the plant curare is toxic. The plant is poisonous and therefore is not consumed by animals.
Why may the curare-like drug affect respirations?
CURARE PARAlYSES MUSCELS
Poem on topic utility of plants?
Plants are useful for many things. Some plants give us medicine. Other plants supply us with poison So that we can get rid of our teachers. Curare for example was developed By South American indigenous people From the foliage of the Calebas. Macusi Indians graded their Curare As One Tree Curare, Two Tree Curare ... and so on. To show how many trees a monkey could jump Before the Curare caused him to stop breathing. We would call our Curare One Lesson Curare, Two Lesson Curare .... and so on. Do teachers breathe?
How do animals use curare to survive?
Doctors use curare to help keep animals alive during surgeries. The curare helps to keep the animals respiratory systems going during surgery.
Who discovered curare?
the senate
Who eats curare?
Indians
How does curare cause muscle paralysis?
Curare is a competitive inhibitor of acetylcholine. It fights with acetycholine for postsynaptic receptors.
Where Are curare found?
there are found in a place .
Where can you buy Curare?
At a local Walmart.
What neurotransmitter does curare block?
acetylcholine
What is the molecular formula C11H26NO2PS?
curare
What is an animal that eats the plant curare?
birds
