Curare and Acetylcholine Receptor Substance

Curare, a drug which blocks nerve impulses at the myoneural junction, has been used in investigations aimed at the identification of the receptor substance of acetylcholine. This article reviews the progress so far.

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Published in:Nature (London) 1968-04, Vol.218 (5139), p.330-333
Main Author: HASSÓN-VOLOCH, AÍDA
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acetylcholine - physiology
Animals
Chromatography, Ion Exchange
Curare - pharmacology
Eels
Electric Organ
Humanities and Social Sciences
multidisciplinary
Neuromuscular Junction - drug effects
Receptors, Drug
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Synaptic Transmission - drug effects
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Summary:Curare, a drug which blocks nerve impulses at the myoneural junction, has been used in investigations aimed at the identification of the receptor substance of acetylcholine. This article reviews the progress so far.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/218330a0