Cholinergic agent

Introduction: Cholinergic agent

Description of Cholinergic agent

Cholinergic agent: an agent that mimics the action of acetylcholine or of the parasympathetic nervous system (e.g., methacholine).
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Cholinergic agent: Any drug used for its actions on cholinergic systems. Included here are agonists and antagonists, drugs that affect the life cycle of ACETYLCHOLINE, and drugs that affect the survival of cholinergic neurons. The term cholinergic agents is sometimes still used in the narrower sense of MUSCARINIC AGONISTS, although most modern texts discourage that usage.
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Cholinergic agent: drug used for its actions in stimulating cholinergic systems.
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Cholinergic agent: Any drug used for its actions on cholinergic systems. Included here are agonists and antagonists, drugs that affect the life cycle of ACETYLCHOLINE, and drugs that affect the survival of cholinergic neurons. The term cholinergic agents is sometimes still used in the narrower sense of MUSCARINIC AGONISTS, although most modern texts discourage that usage.
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Terms associated with Cholinergic agent:

Terms Similar to Cholinergic agent:

• Acetylcholine agents

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• Acetylcholine Agents
• Cholinomimetics
• Muscarinic Agents
• Nicotinic Agents

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Related Topics

• Botulinum Toxins
• Bungarotoxins

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More specific terms for Cholinergic agent:

• Cholinesterase Inhibitors
• Cholinesterase Reactivators
• Cholinergic Agonists
• Cholinergic Antagonists

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• acetylcholine
• arecoline
• carbachol
• methacholine
• muscarine
• neostigmine
• nicotine
• physostigmine
• pilocarpine
• pyridostigmine

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Broader terms for Cholinergic agent

• Neurotransmitter Agents

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• neuropharmacologic agent

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The term Cholinergic agent can be used for:

• oxotremorine
• parasympathomimetic agent
• tremorine

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Other terms that may be related to Cholinergic agent:

• autonomic agent

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Hierarchical classifications of Cholinergic agent

The following list attempts to classify Cholinergic agent into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Chemical Actions and Uses
  • Pharmacologic Actions
    • Molecular Mechanisms of Action
      • Neurotransmitter Agents
        • Cholinergic Agents

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Chemical Actions and Uses
  • Pharmacologic Actions
    • Physiological Effects of Drugs
      • Neurotransmitter Agents
        • Cholinergic Agents

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