Cholinesterase Inhibitors
Synonyms
Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors
Agents, Anticholinesterase
Anti Cholinesterases
Anti-Cholinesterases
Anticholinesterase Agents
Anticholinesterase Drugs
Anticholinesterases
Cholinesterase Inhibitors, Irreversible
Cholinesterase Inhibitors, Reversible
Drugs, Anticholinesterase
Inhibitors, Acetylcholinesterase
Inhibitors, Cholinesterase
Inhibitors, Irreversible Cholinesterase
Inhibitors, Reversible Cholinesterase
Irreversible Cholinesterase Inhibitors
Reversible Cholinesterase Inhibitors
Drugs that inhibit cholinesterases. The neurotransmitter ACETYLCHOLINE is rapidly hydrolyzed, and thereby inactivated, by cholinesterases. When cholinesterases are inhibited, the action of endogenously released acetylcholine at cholinergic synapses is potentiated. Cholinesterase inhibitors are widely used clinically for their potentiation of cholinergic inputs to the gastrointestinal tract and urinary bladder, the eye, and skeletal muscles; they are also used for their effects on the heart and the central nervous system.
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