Dacuronium bromide explained

Dacuronium bromide (INN, BAN) (developmental code name NB-68) is an aminosteroid neuromuscular blocking agent which was never marketed.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]} It acts as a competitive antagonist of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR).

Notes and References

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2. Book: Morton IK, Hall JM . Concise Dictionary of Pharmacological Agents: Properties and Synonyms . 6 December 2012 . Springer Science & Business Media . 978-94-011-4439-1 . 90–.
3. Book: Progress in Medicinal Chemistry . 1 January 1979 . Elsevier . 978-0-08-086264-4 . 102–.
4. Book: Maclagan J . Competitive neuromuscular blocking drugs. . Neuromuscular Junction . 1976 . 421–486 . Springer . Berlin, Heidelberg . https://books.google.com/books?id=D-DtCAAAQBAJ&pg=PA421 . 978-3-642-45476-9 .
5. Book: Kharkevich DA . New Neuromuscular Blocking Agents: Basic and Applied Aspects . 6 December 2012. Springer Science & Business Media. 978-3-642-70682-0. 201–202,213.