depolarizing neuromuscular blocking agent

depolarizing neuromuscular blocking agent
a nicotinic agonist that blocks neural transmission at the myoneural junction by binding to the nicotinic receptors of the motor end plate to produce prolonged depolarization of the postsynaptic membrane.

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