NALT

Preferred term

cholinesterase inhibitors

Chemical

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.

enzyme inhibitors

acetylcholinesterase inhibitors
anti-cholinesterases
anticholinesterase agents
anticholinesterase drugs

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

8261

Spanish

inhibidores de la colinesterasa

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/22191

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Created 1/19/06, last modified 12/16/19