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	Curare - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Curare is a substance containing the alkaloid D-tubocurarine.
		Curare is an example of a non-depolarising muscle relaxant which blocks the nicotinic receptors, one of the two types of cholinergic (acetylcholine) receptors on the post synaptic membrane of the neuromuscular junction.
		The source of curare in the Amazon was first researched by Richard Evans Schultes in 1941.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Curare (467 words)

	Curare
		The principal chemicals of curare are alkaloids that affect neuromuscular transmission.
		Research has shown that curare causes a weakening or paralysis of skeletal muscles by interfering with the transmission of nervous impulses between the nerve axon and the contraction mechanism of the muscle cell.
		Curare, usually in the form of d-tubocurare, was the first muscle relaxant to be used medically.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/cu/Curare.html (480 words)

	HighBeam Encyclopedia - curare (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		CURARE [curare], any of a variety of substances originally used as arrow poisons by Native South Americans in hunting and in warfare.
		When given in small quantities with general anesthesia, especially in abdominal surgery, curare ensures the desired relaxation of muscle tissue with a minimal concentration of the anesthetic, lessening the possibilities of anesthesia-induced complications.
		Curare is also used to relieve spastic paralysis, to treat some mental disorders, and to induce muscle relaxation for the setting of fractures.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/c1/curare.asp (271 words)

	Search Results for "Curare"
		An alkaloid that is the active component of curare.
		The arrow was usually tipped with a poison, such as curare, which would stun or kill the struck prey.
		For example, curarine, found in the deadly extract curare, is a powerful muscle relaxant; atropine is used to dilate the pupils...
	bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?FILTER=&query=Curare (309 words)

	Curare
		Curare refers to the alkaloid containing substance obtained from one of several plants, the purified products of which are used as skeletal muscle relaxants.
		Curare has been superseded by a number of Curare-like agents that have a similar pharmacodynamic profile but with fewer side effects.
		Curare is an example of a non-depolarising muscle relaxant which blocks the acetylcholine receptors on the post synaptic membrane of the neuromuscular junction.
	www.mrsci.com /Toxicology/Curare.php (345 words)

	CD Baby: CURARE: Comando Urbano
		In the non-musical world, Curare is the paralyzing substance that indigenous people in the South American Amazon place on their arrow darts used in their blow-guns.
		In July 2004, CURARE was elected among headlining artists to inaugurate the "Social Forum of the Americas," held for the first time in Quito- Ecuador, as well as for the closing night of the OCLAE Congress during that same month.
		Curare's musical success had led them to create a unique fan base varying from the teenage angst filled rocker to the indigenous leader of a small town.
	www.cdbaby.com /cd/curare?cdbaby=a361ef35313b7f32ebdb89447410b84c (746 words)

	dictionary - Curare
		Death from curare is caused by asphyxia resulting from paralysis of the respiratory muscles.
		As curare acts only at muscular synapses and not at the cholinergic synapses of the central nervous system (curare does not cross the blood-brain barrier), a victim of curare poisoning may be aware of what is happening until the very end.
		Curare was also used to treat the paralysis caused by tetanus because the muscle relaxant counters the contractions caused by the tetanus toxin.
	www.medicalrace.com /dictionary/Curare (509 words)

	Curare
		The horror of curare poisoning is that the victim is very much awake and aware of what is happening until the loss of consciousness.
		Curare is still used in many chronic situations, such as for muscle trauma or spasms, acute arthritis, poliomyelitis, as well as in the interesting cases of patients who must be completely immobilized during extremely delicate surgery, kept alive by machines.
		Strychnine, like curare, is extremely bitter, but unlike curare, strychnine is a convulsant poison--it increases the reflex excitability of the spinal cord and the medullary centers.
	www.botgard.ucla.edu /html/botanytextbooks/economicbotany/Curare (747 words)

	Curare
		Curare is a name used to identify a variety of highly toxic (poisonous) extracts from some types of woody vines that grow in South America.
		Curare contains two alkaloids: curine, which paralyzes the muscle fibers of the heart, and curarine, which paralyzes the motor nerve endings in voluntary muscles.
		Over the next ten years, many doctors began using curare to relax their patients' muscles during abdominal surgery or during tracheal intubation (the inserting of a tube into the trachea to allow a patient to breathe).
	www.discoveriesinmedicine.com /Com-En/Curare.html (803 words)

	Database Entry: Curare - Chondrodendron tomentosum Curare - Chondrodendron tomentosum Curare - Chondrodendron tomentosum
		The actual name, curare, is a corruption of two Tupi Indian terms meaning "bird" and "to kill." Chondrodendron tomentosum or the curare vine is one of the main plants used by the Indians in the Amazon to prepare these arrow poisons.
		Curare is yet another example of how the empirical knowledge of rainforest Indian tribes has been utilized by western science and the pharmaceutical industry.
		Curare may possibly reduce blood pressure; it should not be used in those with low blood pressure or those on medication to lower their blood pressure.
	www.rain-tree.com /curare.htm (1430 words)

	Curare
		Curare, a South American poison, has its effect because it inhibits the action of an enzyme, cholinesterase.
		Curare kills by causing all of the neurons that control breathing to be stuck open.
		The curare was used not as anesthetic but as a means of immobilizing the patient while the surgery took place.
	peace.saumag.edu /faculty/Kardas/Courses/GPWeiten/C3BioBases/Curare.html (271 words)

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		Curare is a woody vine that can grow up to four inches thick at its base and typically climbs into the canopy up to 30 meters high.
		Curare is one of the main plants used by Amazon Indians in the preparation of arrow poisons.
		Curare has no direct action on the heart although there can often be a slight fall in the blood pressure secondary to a vasodilating effect via the sympathetic ganglia.
	www.phytomedical.com /Plant/Tubocurarine.asp (797 words)

	Database entry for: Curare - Chondrodendron tomentosum
		Upon injection, curare acts as a neuromuscular blocking agent to produce flaccidity in striated (striped) muscle (it competes with acetylcholine at the nerve ending, preventing nerve impulses from activating skeletal, or voluntary, muscles).
		Crude curare is a resinous, dark brown to fl mass with a sticky to hard consistency and an aromatic, tarry odour.
		Curare also is used for relief of spastic paralysis, as an adjunct in shock therapy to reduce the incidence of vertebral fractures, and in cases in which a state of profound muscular relaxation or even immobility is desirable."
	www.raintree-health.co.uk /plants/curare.html (933 words)

	Wellcome to CURARE
		Curare is a non-profit organization, primarily dedicated to the investigation and analysis of visual culture in Mexico, within a multidisciplinary context.
		An alternative space in the tradition of similar spaces formed by and for artists, Curare was also conceived of as a flexible and creative forum for ongoing dialogues between artists, their public and their critics.
		In its nine years of existence, Curare's contemporary art data bank has increased tremendously, thanks to the contribution of visual artists who constantly update their files, or through ongoing research, conducted during our various curatorial projects.
	www.laneta.apc.org /curare/content_i.html (451 words)

	Strychnos Guianensis - Curare. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The poison from the roots and stem of this plant is the main ingredient in pot curare (calabash curare).
		When introduced by penetration of the arrow, curare paralyzes the muscle fibers of the heart and the motor nerve endings in voluntary muscles; this causes usually the death of the victim.
		Curare has medicinal applications: the alkaloïd tubocurarine is extracted and when given in small quantities (together with general anesthesia) relaxes the muscle tissue and lessens the possibility of anesthesia-induced complications; also used for acute arthritis and muscle trauma.
	www.tropilab.com /curare.html (285 words)

	Batman Beyond - Curaré (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Curaré finally met her match in the form of Batman and Barbara Gordan.
		Curaré managed to escape, but must now face the consequences of failure.
		It's a good thing that Curaré is already on the run from the Society as it would extremely stupid if the top assassin came back every season only to be defeated by Batman every time.
	students.washington.edu /palalopy/villians/curare.shtml (303 words)

	Curare - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Curare, poisonous substance obtained by drying an aqueous extract of a South American woody vine, Strychnos toxifera, or related species of the same...
		Poison : research and study: research on curare
		Bovet went on to investigate ways to block the action of chemicals known as neurotransmitters, that are involved in the transmission of nerve...
	ca.encarta.msn.com /Curare.html (132 words)

	Anaesthesia before and after the introduction of curare (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		efore the advent of curare, muscular relaxation essential for upper abdominal and intrathoracic surgery adequate operating conditions, could only be provided by deep ether or cyclopropane anaesthesia.
		It is a tribute to the early masters of anaesthesiology that they were able to carry their patients through the dangers associated with the provision of anaesthesia for major surgical procedures, with relatively low morbidity and mortality.
		The introduction of curare into anaesthetic practice, by Griffith and Johnson, in 1942, caused profound changes in the efficacy and safety of anaesthesiology.
	www.anaesthetized.com /curare.html (245 words)

	Strychnos sp. Plant Data (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Dangerous/Poisonous: The poison from the roots and stem of this plant is the main ingredient in pot curare or calabash curare.
		Curare inhibits the action of the enzyme cholinesterase, resulting in muscular and respiratory paralysis.
		Curare has medicinal applications also, the alkaloïd tubocurarine is extracted and when given in small quantities (together with general anesthesia) relaxes the muscle tissue and lessens the possibility of anesthesia-induced complications.
	www.ntbg.org /plants/plantresource_new3.php?rid=334&focus=1 (546 words)

	Curare
		Curare is used by Indians in South American as a arrow poison.
		It originates from the rain forest and the sap is mainly used although the every part of this plant is poisonous.
		It is suspected that the lethal dose of curare is 0.1 mg/kg.
	www.hull.ac.uk /Hull/Chem_Web/thirdPhase/curare.htm (141 words)

	Batman Beyond: The Tomorrow Knight - A Touch of Curaré (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Curaré retrieves her sword and fights off the Commissioner and her men before escaping.
		Also Curaré is the best of the best and that nobody has ever failed.
		They fight and Curaré has Batman on the ropes and is about to push him into a grinding machine below, when a Batarang knocks her sword from her hand and into the pit.
	www.batbeyond.com /episodes/atouchofcurare.php3 (926 words)

	Dorlands Medical Dictionary
		The most commonly used active principle of curare is tubocurarine (q.v.), obtained from Chondodendron tomentosum.
		curar to heal] a traditional Mexican-American healing system, incorporating elements drawn from humoralism, from the practices of Spain and the Mediterranean basin, and from Native American cultural traditions of Mexico.
		(koo”rah-rĭ-za´shən) administration of curare until the physiologic effect of the drug is produced.
	www.mercksource.com /pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands.jspzQzpgzEzzSzppdocszSzuszSzcommonzSzdorlandszSzdorlandzSzdmd_c_67zPzhtm (3294 words)

	Guedel Center - Gill and Curare
		Richard Cochran Gill was born in 1901 in Washington DC, the son of a physician.
		Back in the United States for treatment, his neurologist mentioned curare as a possible treatment- if only there was enough of it to study seriously.
		The curare he brought back was purified and tested for a number of uses but turned out to be most useful as part of surgical anesthesia as a muscle relaxant.
	www.cpmc.org /professionals/hslibrary/collections/guedel/gill.html (382 words)

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		They make a curare for hunting game and a curare for killing humans (a war curare), and the recipes vary regionally and individually.
		For the hunting curare the first plant they will look for is what they call ampihuasca (Chondrodendron tomentosum), the moonseed vine.
		For the war curare (for killing people) the process of poison preparation becomes more complicated as a medicine man gets involved and their shamonic meanery opens up a bag of real dirty tricks.
	www.biobio.com /curare.html (905 words)

	Banana Improvement
		The phenotype switch that was observed when in vitro plantlets of the dwarf 'Curare enano' were transferred to the greenhouse might have been caused by methylation differences induced by in vitro conditions.
		The subject of the cDNA-(TE)-AFLP and MSAP analysis was the 'Curare enano' true-to-type dwarf and its normal-sized off-type.
		RNA was isolated from leaf tissue of the true-to-type 'Curare enano' and the normal-sized off-type, and reverse transcribed into cDNA, which was used as a template for three-enzyme AFLP analysis, based on the protocol described by Van der Wurff et al.
	www.fao.org /docrep/007/ae216e/ae216e0t.htm (3777 words)

	2 S (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		the use of curare for the modification of therapeutic metrazol or electro-
		curare is not an analgesic or anesthetic, some believe the drug to
		action of curare on synaptic transmission in the spinal cord.
	departments.oxy.edu /cogsci/courses/2000/cs101/etexts/smith2.html (1508 words)

	Restructuring Symbolic Programs for Concurrent Execution on Multiprocessors
		CURARE first analyzes a program to find its control and data dependences.
		CURARE attempts to transform the program so it computes its result with fewer conflicts.
		CURARE then examines loops in a program to find those that are unconstrained or lightly constrained by dependences.
	techreports.lib.berkeley.edu /accessPages/CSD-89-502 (315 words)

	Claude Bernard on the action of curare -- Black 319 (7210): 622 -- BMJ
		"Curare has been known since its discovery in Guyana by Walter Raleigh in 1595.
		of death from curare, all observers agree, are quite
		Bernard was, of course, wrong in his interpretation; his pupil Vulpian suggested that curare acted on the motor endplate,
	bmj.bmjjournals.com /cgi/content/full/319/7210/622 (561 words)

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