tu·bo·cu·ra·rine /ˌtubokjʊˈrɑrən, ˌtju, ˌin/
筒箭毒鹼; 管箭毒鹼
tu·bo·cu·ra·rine /ˌt(j)ubokjʊˈrɑrən, ˌɪn/ 名詞
tubocurarine
n : a toxic alkaloid found in certain tropical South American
trees that is a powerful relaxant for striated muscles;
used by South American indians as an arrow poison;
"curare acts by blocking cholinergic transmission at the
myoneural junction" [syn: curare]