Скачать или смотреть Hexamethonium bromide and nicotine of cigarettes as an example of Nicotinic receptor blockers

Drugs and chemicals (Blockers) related to autonomic nervous system :

Types of blockers :

1) Competitive non depolarizing blockers.

2) Depolarizing agents.

Acetylcholine nicotinic receptor blockers :

Competitive blockers :

1) Curare :

Curare is a highly toxic alkaloid paralyzing agent extracted from tropical South American plants.

It was used for hunting animals by applying curare paste on arrowheads blocking Ach receptors on the N.M.Js.

2) Hexamethonium :

Hexamethonium bromide is a nicotinic receptor blocker that works on the ganglia of the A.N.S.

Depolarizing agents (Nicotine) :

Nicotine from cigarette smoking 🚬 in large amounts is regarded as a depolarizing agent.

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