Well... it seems as if NO ONE is posting to this list so I guess I will         
try to get the ball rolling by asking a question. The answer is probably        
very simple and I'm overlooking something extremely obvious...but               
In an experiement, a muscle is injected with Curare (a drug that        
inhibits Acetylcholine from binding to the neuromuscular junction) and          
is stimulated by pin electrodes in the muscle. No response occurs after         
a few minutes. However, if the muscle is stimulated through the nerve           
leading to the muscle, it responds. Why does this happen? Does it have          
something to do with nicotinic/muscarinic receptors for Acetylcholine?          
And what are the effects of Succinyl choline if injected intramuscularly?       
It is a drug that inhibits Acetylcholinesterase ( I believe) and is             
broken down my Pseudocholinesterase. It is somtimes used in surgery. Some       
patients (1 in 2500, I believe) have a genetic trait where Pseudocholinesterase 
production is little to none and thus, if given this drug in                    
surgery, CAN result in death. How would one antedote this? Is there a           
drug that is antagonist to Succinyl choline?   
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