Approaches to short-acting neuromuscular blocking agents: Nonsymmetrical bis-tetrahydroisoquinolinium mono- and diesters

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 556-561

  Dhar, Nirmal C ^a   Maehr, Robert B ^b   Masterson, Luke A ^a   Midgley, John M ^a   Stenlake, John B ^a   Wastila, William B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b Burroughs Wellcome Co   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; NONHUMAN; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; CATS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; ESTERS; HYDROLYSIS; ISOQUINOLINES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENTS; QUINOLINIUM COMPOUNDS; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 0030061060     PISSN: 00222623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jm950477z     Document Type: Article

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