“…In contrast, under the same experimental conditions, erabutoxin‐b, α ‐cobratoxin and α ‐bungarotoxin did not produce such a fade during neuromuscular blockade. It has long been recognized that d‐TC and related compounds, in addition to producing neuromuscular blockade, also produced an independent ‘fade’ phenomenon characterized by rapidly waning tetanic tension or rundown in the successive twitch responses to TOF nerve stimulation (Paton & Zaimis, 1952; Cheah and Gwee, 1988; Gibb & Marshall, 1986; Bowman et al ., 1988). In contrast, curaremimetic α ‐neurotoxins such as α ‐bungarotoxin do not display prominent fade response during TOF stimulation (Gibb & Marshall, 1986; Bowman et al ., 1988; Cheah & Gwee, 1988; Blount et al ., 1992; Wilson & Nicholson, 1997; Oliveira & Oliveira, 1999).…”