The Relation between Tetanic Fade and Receptor Occlusion in the Presence of Competitive Neuromuscular Block

Abstract

The relation between receptor occlusion by a competitive neuromuscular blocking agent and fade of an indirectly elicited tetanus at frequencies of 30, 100 and 200/sec has been determined. Tetanic fade at 30/sec returned to normal when one-fifth to one-quarter of the receptors became available, and t