HEXAMETHONIUM BROMIDE
\hˌɛksɐmɪθˈə͡ʊni͡əm bɹˈɒma͡ɪd], \hˌɛksɐmɪθˈəʊniəm bɹˈɒmaɪd], \h_ˌɛ_k_s_ɐ_m_ɪ_θ_ˈəʊ_n_iə_m b_ɹ_ˈɒ_m_aɪ_d]\
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A nicotinic cholinergic antagonist often referred to as the prototypical ganglionic blocker. It is poorly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and does not cross the blood-brain barrier. It has been used for a variety of therapeutic purposes including hypertension but, like the other ganglionic blockers, it has been replaced by more specific drugs for most purposes, although it is widely used a research tool.
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).