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Pralidoxime Compounds

Pralidoxime Compounds Definition & Meaning
Pralidoxime Compounds Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Medical Term Pralidoxime Compounds?

Various salts of a quaternary ammonium oxime that reconstitute inactivated acetylcholinesterase, especially at the neuromuscular junction, and may cause neuromuscular blockade. They are used as antidotes to organophosphorus poisoning as chlorides, iodides, methanesulfonates (mesylates), or other salts.

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