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Neuromuscular blocking drugs do not produce central
actions because:
A. They do not cross the blood-brain barrier
B. Nicotinic receptors are not present in the
brain
C. They are sequestrated in the periphery by
tight binding to the skeletal muscles
D. They do not ionise at the brain pH
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A. They do not cross the blood-brain barrier
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