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Curare (indian hunting darts) blocks ACh?paralysis
Improperly canned food can have a poison (botulin) that causes paralysis by blocking acetylcholine release
Venom of black widow spider results in flood of ACh?muscle contractions/convulsions and/or death.
Cocaine, DA agonist, used as a topical anesthetic such as in eye drops prior to eye surgery.
LSD produces visual distortions (hallucinogenic effects)
5-HT3 receptors have role in preventing vomiting: THC useful in treating side-effects of chemotherapy and radiation
Caffeine produces excitatory effects by blocking adenosine (a neuromodulator in the brain)
