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rocuronium bromide

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-016575

The bromide salt form of rocuronium, an intermediate-acting quaternary aminosteroid with muscle relaxant property. Rocuronium bromide competitively binds to the nicotinic receptor at the motor end plate, and antagonizes acetylcholine binding, which results in skeletal muscle relaxation and paralysis.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-016575
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNational Cancer Institute Thesaurus (CC BY 4.0)
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "rocuronium bromide",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "The bromide salt form of rocuronium, an intermediate-acting quaternary aminosteroid with muscle relaxant property. Rocuronium bromide competitively binds to the nicotinic receptor at the motor end plate, and antagonizes acetylcholine binding, which results in skeletal muscle relaxation and paralysis.",
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/rocuronium-bromide/"
}

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