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Chemical Actions and Uses > Pharmacologic Actions > Physiological Effects of Drugs > Peripheral Nervous System Agents > Neuromuscular Agents

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Neuromuscular Agents  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Effect, Neuromuscular
  • Muscle Relaxants, Skeletal
  • Neuromuscular Effect
  • Relaxants, Skeletal Muscle
  • Skeletal Muscle Relaxants

Note

  • general or unspecified; prefer specifics; note entry term NEUROMUSCULAR EFFECT: use only for the neuromuscular effect of a chemical substance

Scope note

  • Drugs used for their actions on skeletal muscle. Included are agents that act directly on skeletal muscle, those that alter neuromuscular transmission (NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENTS), and drugs that act centrally as skeletal muscle relaxants (MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL). Drugs used in the treatment of movement disorders are ANTI-DYSKINESIA AGENTS.

History note

  • 95; was NON MESH 1974-94; SKELETAL MUSCLE RELAXANTS was see MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL 1977-94

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D009465

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