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anticholinesterase [‚an·ti‚kō·lə′nes·tə‚rās] (biochemistry) Any agent, such as a nerve gas, that inhibits the action of cholinesterase and thereby destroys or interferes with nerve conduction. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Myasthenia Autoimmune Muscle weakness Anticholinesterase gravis (12) attack against and fatigue, agents such as the cells at the including Mestinon junction of weakness of the (pyridostigmine), nerves and eye muscles. 2002) but is below the threshold for cholinesterase inhibition (Das and Barone 1999); the in vivo CPF metabolite, CPF oxon, is the active agent that produces irreversible anticholinesterase actions and is three orders of magnitude more potent than CPF itself in inhibiting cholinesterase (Das and Barone 1999). Anticholineserases Guttmann and Walsh[21] reported that the anticholinesterase drug prostigmine elicited spontaneous erections and ejaculations when intrathecally administered to 134 men with SCI. |
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