curare acts by blocking cholinergic transmission at the myoneural junction. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Given orally, curare is completely inactive. From Wordnik.com. [Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1957 - Presentation Speech] Reference
Such is the quickness with which the "curare" does its work!. From Wordnik.com. [The Forest Exiles The Perils of a Peruvian Family in the Wilds of the Amazon] Reference
Dip the tips in curare while you're at it, please. From Wordnik.com. [Happy Hour Roundup] Reference
Laetus in praesens animus quod ultra oderit curare. From Wordnik.com. [Anatomy of Melancholy] Reference
Under curare, he was mute, especially around an airway. From Wordnik.com. [TOO MANY MURDERS] Reference
By the time we can counteract the curare, he'll be ready. From Wordnik.com. [Science Fiction Hall of Fame]
Nothing short of injectable curare would ease those spasms. From Wordnik.com. [Drums of Autumn]
The second chemical is pancuronium bromide, a relative of curare. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-04-01] Reference
Then Skeps was re-intubated and got more curare—a stronger one. From Wordnik.com. [TOO MANY MURDERS] Reference
I used no anesthetic other than the curare,which was mostly a muscle relaxant. From Wordnik.com. [The Strange Death of Dr. Love] Reference
Sat 01/13/07 9:47 AM dfg34hdb condizionatore ariston curare il diabete addetta. From Wordnik.com. [Guess Who No. 8: Jones, Samantha Jones. | EW.com] Reference
Similarly the curare, or arrow poison preparations, are often made in the forest. From Wordnik.com. [The Serpent and the Rainbow] Reference
For this reason, as soon as the curare filming was finished, she sought out Eketi himself. From Wordnik.com. [River Of Desire]
When curare enters the bloodstream, internal muscles relax and death from asphyxiation can result. From Wordnik.com. [A Lesson on Acetylcholine From a Simple Eye Exam] Reference
At the moment a little curare scratch might have been welcome; at least it sounded like a painless end. From Wordnik.com. [River Of Desire]
Rerum cognoscere causas, medicis imprimis necessarium, sine qua nec morbum curare, nec praecavere licet. From Wordnik.com. [Anatomy of Melancholy] Reference
No curare lipstick touched the president, even if Joe Biden seemed the closest to the blond ambition danger. From Wordnik.com. [When's A Crash Like A Train Wreck? When We Can't Look Away...] Reference
If you have an IUD installed, the doctor is unlikely to secretly insert a fake IUD that is coated with curare. From Wordnik.com. [“Don’t want to be murdered? Don’t marry a murderer!”] Reference
“I prepared a fast acting curare-based anesthetic injection and hid it on me, then waited for the Doctor to return.”. From Wordnik.com. [The Strange Death of Dr. Love] Reference
Frogs, salamanders, and spiders poisoned by curare or nicotine, have returned to life after several days of apparent death. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 497, July 11, 1885] Reference
MCKENZIE: It's substance used by anesthesiologists -- something like curare, which basically acts to stop your normal breathing. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Special Event: California "Angel of Death" Suspect to be Arraigned Tomorrow - January 10, 2001] Reference
The manager nodded, watching them dismantling the hypothermy equipment and going through the routine of canceling out the curare. From Wordnik.com. [Science Fiction Hall of Fame]
Raleigh recommends as an antidote to the ourari (curare) the juice of garlick. From Wordnik.com. [Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2] Reference
In proportion as the preparation of the curare is simple, that of the poison of. From Wordnik.com. [Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2] Reference
The curare, which we prepare from father to son, is superior to anything you can make down yonder (beyond sea). From Wordnik.com. [Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2] Reference
The missionaries Gumilla and Gili had not been able to penetrate into the country where the curare is manufactured. From Wordnik.com. [Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2] Reference
There is no danger in tasting it, the curare being deleterious only when it comes into immediate contact with the blood. From Wordnik.com. [Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2] Reference
The curare, having imbibed the humidity of the air, had become fluid, and was spilt from an imperfectly closed jar upon our linen. From Wordnik.com. [Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2] Reference
At the Orinoco the curare de raiz (of the root) is distinguished from the curare de bejuco (of lianas, or of the bark of branches). From Wordnik.com. [Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2] Reference
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