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Descriptor English: Neuromuscular Depolarizing Agents
Descriptor Spanish: Fármacos Neuromusculares Despolarizantes
Descriptor fármacos neuromusculares despolarizantes
Entry term(s) relajantes musculares despolarizantes
Scope note: Drogas que interrumpen la transmisión de la unión neuromuscular esquelética produciendo la despolarización mantenida de la placa motora terminal. Estos agentes se utilizan principalmente como adyuvantes en la anestésia quirúrgica, para producir relajación de los músculos esqueléticos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Fármacos Neuromusculares Despolarizantes
Descriptor French: Curarisants dépolarisants
Entry term(s): Agents, Neuromuscular Depolarizing
Blockers, Depolarizing
Depolarizing Agents, Neuromuscular
Depolarizing Blockers
Depolarizing Muscle Relaxants
Muscle Relaxants, Depolarizing
Relaxants, Depolarizing Muscle
Tree number(s): D27.505.696.663.700.710.550
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009467
Scope note: Drugs that interrupt transmission at the skeletal neuromuscular junction by causing sustained depolarization of the motor end plate. These agents are primarily used as adjuvants in surgical anesthesia to cause skeletal muscle relaxation.
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Previous Indexing: Muscles (1966-1969)
Public MeSH Note: 70; LEPTOCURARES was see NEUROMUSCULAR DEPOLARIZING AGENTS 1970-92; MUSCLE RELAXANTS was see under CURARE-LIKE AGENTS & MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL & NEUROMUSCULAR DEPOLARIZING AGENTS 1970-74, was heading 1963-69
Online Note: use NEUROMUSCULAR DEPOLARIZING AGENTS to search LEPTOCURARES 1970-92; search MUSCLE RELAXANTS under CURARE-LIKE AGENTS & MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL & NEUROMUSCULAR DEPOLARIZING AGENTS 1970-74 & MUSCLES 1966-69
History Note: 70; LEPTOCURARES was see NEUROMUSCULAR DEPOLARIZING AGENTS 1970-92; MUSCLE RELAXANTS was see under CURARE-LIKE AGENTS & MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL & NEUROMUSCULAR DEPOLARIZING AGENTS 1970-74, was heading 1963-69
DeCS ID: 9659
Unique ID: D009467
NLM Classification: QV 140
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1970/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2005/06/30
Neuromuscular Depolarizing Agents - Preferred
Concept UI M0014724
Scope note Drugs that interrupt transmission at the skeletal neuromuscular junction by causing sustained depolarization of the motor end plate. These agents are primarily used as adjuvants in surgical anesthesia to cause skeletal muscle relaxation.
Preferred term Neuromuscular Depolarizing Agents
Entry term(s) Agents, Neuromuscular Depolarizing
Blockers, Depolarizing
Depolarizing Agents, Neuromuscular
Depolarizing Blockers
Depolarizing Muscle Relaxants
Muscle Relaxants, Depolarizing
Relaxants, Depolarizing Muscle



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