The term competitive environment refers to the number and types of companies against which a given business competes in its industry. Direct competitors are those that sell very similar goods and...
Strychnine was the first alkaloid to be identified in plants of the genus Strychnos, family Loganiaceae. Strychnos, named by Carl Linnaeus in 1753, is a genus of trees and climbing shrubs of the Gentianales order.
Pathophysiology. Strychnine blocks the binding of glycine to the glycine chloride channel within the spinal cord. Under normal circumstances, glycine binding to this channel causes increased inward flow of chloride, hyperpolarizing the cell, and inhibiting its ability to propagate nerve signals.