Tetanic fade during neuromuscular blockade produced by atracurium in the rat diaphragm preparation.
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand
; 31(8): 699-705, 1987 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
In the present investigation, we studied and measured the phenomenon of tetanic fade and peak tetanic tension depression in the rat diaphragm preparation in the presence of a blocking concentration of atracurium (e.g., 10 mumol.l-1). Atracurium (10 mumol.l-1) produced a pronounced tetanic fade (i.e., 47-69% reduction of total sustained tetanic tension) at a time (15 s) when it reduced the peak tetanic tension by only 25%. The time course for total tetanic fade was 30-35 s, whereas the time taken for complete peak tetanic tension depression was 3-3.5 min, suggesting that the two effects were produced via different mechanisms, involving presynaptic and postsynaptic mechanism. It was concluded that atracurium produces a profound tetanic fade, with respect to its effect on twitch or tetanic tension, suggesting that the drug is a potent neuromuscular blocker, with rapid onset of blockade.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Atracurio
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Diafragma
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Contracción Muscular
Límite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand
Año:
1987
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido
Pais de publicación:
ENGLAND
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ESCOCIA
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GB
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GREAT BRITAIN
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INGLATERRA
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REINO UNIDO
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SCOTLAND
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UK
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UNITED KINGDOM