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Muscle Relaxants and their speed of onset

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Neuromuscular Blockade in Cynical Gravis

The larynx, the onset occurs quicker. But you can see that the depth of neuromuscular blockade doesn't reach the same level as it does at the adductor policies. So because you've got less receptors to act on to depolarize, now we could talk about an agonist rather than an antagonist. I think the theory is that you just need more of it to exert an effect on depolarizing all of that muscle.

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