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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Muscle relaxants"”.
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Modeling the Muscle Relaxation Response to Succinylcholine for the Purpose of Controller Design.
Many surgical procedures require muscle relaxation as part of the anesthesia. The reduction in muscle tone resulting from the administration of muscle relaxants renders the surgical field more accessible. Presently, muscle relaxation is commonly achieved and maintained by repeated bolus injections, …
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Fluorinated Organic Molecules for Medicinal Applications
… GABAB receptor. The value of GABAB agonists as muscle relaxants is well established, and interest in these agonists has been rekindled due to reports of new applications in managing drug and alcohol tolerance. We have developed several new analogues, characterized new structure-activity …
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Protein engineering of botulinum toxins with enhanced ganglioside binding capacity A biophysical and computational approach
… potent neurotoxins, which have been harnessed as muscle relaxants for the treatment of a wide variety of debilitating diseases, particularly for the treatment of movement disorders. BoNT entry into neurons leads to destructive cleavage of cellular proteins critical to vesicle fusion and …
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The Use of E.M.G. Biofeedback to Promote Relaxation and Relief of Chronic Low Back Pain
… A daily record of analgesics, sedatives and muscle relaxants taken three days before, during and two weeks after the training sessions was kept by the subjects.</p> <p>In a preliminary orientation session, demographic data was collected. principles of relaxation and biofeedback were discussed …
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Studies on the mechanism of action of the bioflavonoid Hesperidin methyl chalcone in causing vascular and intestinal smooth muscle to relax
… methyl chalcone (HMC), in causing smooth muscle to relax. The term bioflavonoid refers to several compounds that can be extracted from the mesocarp of citrus fruits. They have been the subject of investigation and controversy since 1936. Much of this is covered in a eview by Vogin (1). As …