The contributions of A. W. Hofmann

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 622-625

  Alston, Theodore A ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; ANILINE DERIVATIVE; ATRACURIUM; BENZOCAINE; CISATRACURIUM; CONIINE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MORPHINE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; PRILOCAINE; PROCAINE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; TETRYLAMMONIUM; TUBOCURARINE CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG DEGRADATION; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINES; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ATRACURIUM; ENGLAND; GERMANY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENTS; NEUROMUSCULAR NONDEPOLARIZING AGENTS; PORTRAITS;

EID: 0037304112     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-200302000-00058     Document Type: Article

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