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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