British Journal of Anaesthesia, 1980, Vol. 52, No. suppl_1 43S-47S
© 1980 The Board of Management and Trustees of the British Journal of Anaesthesia
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Use of the Human "Isolated Arm" Preparation to Indicate Qualitative Aspects of a New Neuromuscular Blocking Agent, ORG NC 45
Research Group of the Institutes of Anaesthesiology and Clinical Pharmacology, State University of Groningen Oostersingel 59, Groningen, The Netherlands
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In the human isolated arm preparation Org NC 45 had a significantly faster rate of recovery and a shorter duration of action (end of injection to 90% recovery of control twitch height) than pancuronium. The isolated arm preparation is suitable for the qualitative comparison of the neuromuscular blocking activities of new and established drugs.