America's dependence on such imports stems from a shortage of sodiumthiopental, part of the three-drug cocktail used in most executions.
美国对于这种进口的依赖源于“硫喷妥钠”的短缺，它是“三药鸡尾酒死刑注射法”的其中一部分。
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The cocktail used generally contains sodiumthiopental (to anaesthetise the condemned man), pancuronium bromide (to paralyse his muscles) and potassium chloride (to stop his heart).
一般注射用的混合针剂含有硫喷妥钠（麻醉犯人），泮库溴铵（麻痹犯人肌肉）和氯化钾（停止犯人心跳）。
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CONCLUSION: Propofol and midazolam, but not thiopentalsodium, can provide protective effects against reperfusion induced injury in rats subjected to focal cerebral ischemia.