- Gallamine is a non-depolarising type of blocker as it binds to the acetylcholine receptor but does not have the biological activity of acetyl choline. (wikipedia.org)
- Gallamine triethiodide was commonly used to prevent muscle contractions during surgical procedures, but now superseded by new neuromuscular blocking drugs with less side effects. (wikipedia.org)
- It is a cholinesterase inhibitor that has been used to reverse the muscular effects of GALLAMINE TRIETHIODIDE and TUBOCURARINE and has been studied as a treatment for ALZHEIMER DISEASE and other central nervous system disorders. (umassmed.edu)
- Gallamine triethiodide (Flaxedil) is a non-depolarising muscle relaxant. (wikipedia.org)
- The actions of gallamine triethiodide are similar to those of TUBOCURARINE , but this agent blocks the cardiac vagus and may cause sinus tachycardia and, occasionally, hypertension and increased cardiac output. (nih.gov)
- A cholinesterase inhibitor used in the treatment of myasthenia gravis and to reverse the effects of muscle relaxants such as gallamine and tubocurarine . (lookformedical.com)
- A.L. Stead & W.H.H. Andrews "Role of Canine Liver in the Detoxicationi of D-Tubocurarine Chloride, Gallamine Triethiodide and Laudexmum (Laudamum)" Brit. (nih.gov)
- Gallamine Triethiodide is a nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocking drug (NDMRD) used as an adjunct to anesthesia to induce skeletal muscle relaxation. (pharmacycode.com)
- Gallamine is a non-depolarising type of blocker as it binds to the acetylcholine receptor but does not have the biological activity of acetyl choline. (wikipedia.org)
- Animals were bilaterally vagotomized, artificially ventilated, and paralyzed with gallamine triethiodide. (ntnu.edu.tw)