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.

Descriptor ID	D002800
MeSH Number(s)	D27.505.519.389.275 D27.505.519.625.120.300 D27.505.696.577.120.300
Concept/Terms	Cholinesterase Inhibitors Cholinesterase Inhibitors Inhibitors, Cholinesterase Anticholinesterase Drugs Drugs, Anticholinesterase Anticholinesterases Anticholinesterase Agents Agents, Anticholinesterase Anti-Cholinesterases Anti Cholinesterases Cholinesterase Inhibitors, Irreversible Cholinesterase Inhibitors, Irreversible Inhibitors, Irreversible Cholinesterase Irreversible Cholinesterase Inhibitors Cholinesterase Inhibitors, Reversible Cholinesterase Inhibitors, Reversible Inhibitors, Reversible Cholinesterase Reversible Cholinesterase Inhibitors Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors Inhibitors, Acetylcholinesterase

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