a toxic alkaloid found in certain tropical South American trees that is a powerful relaxant for striated muscles; curare acts by blocking cholinergic transmission at the myoneural junction
[ Syn: tubocurarine , tubocurarine , tubocurarine ]
a toxic alkaloid found in certain tropical South American trees that is a powerful relaxant for striated muscles; curare acts by blocking cholinergic transmission at the myoneural junction
[ Syn: tubocurarine , tubocurarine , tubocurarine ]