Assertion: curare alkaloid | /r/HasProperty | employed as relaxant
Facets:
value: to facilitate endotracheal intubation
type: PURPOSE
value: widely
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: In addition to inducing skeletal muscle relaxation under general anesthesia, certain curare alkaloids are widely employed as relaxants to facilitate endotracheal intubation (the insertion of a tube into the windpipe to keep the upper airway open in a person who is unconscious or unable to breathe on his or her own).