- anticholinesterase
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Any agent that inhibits the activity of cholinesteraseSyn: acetylcholinesterase inhibitor
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Anticholinesterase — Anticholinestérase Cette section est vide, pas assez détaillée ou incomplète. Votre aide est la bienvenue ! L intoxication par des substances anticholinestérasiques entraine une crise cholinergique constituée par : des troubles… … Wikipédia en Français
anticholinestérase — ● anticholinestérase nom féminin Substance s opposant à l hydrolyse de l acétylcholine par inhibition de l acétylcholinestérase … Encyclopédie Universelle
anticholinesterase — [an΄ti kō΄lin es′tər ās΄ , an΄tē kō΄lin es′tər′ās΄, an΄ti kō΄lines′tər ās΄] n. a substance that inhibits the action of a cholinesterase, as the drug physostigmine or the insecticide parathion … English World dictionary
anticholinesterase — /an tee koh leuh nes teuh rays , rayz , kol euh , an tuy /, n. Biochem., Pharm. an enzyme or drug that blocks the action of acetylcholinesterase, thereby increasing the stimulating effect of acetylcholine on the muscles. [1950 55; ANTI +… … Universalium
anticholinesterase — One of the drugs that inhibit or inactivate acetylcholinesterase, either reversibly ( e.g., physostigmine) or irreversibly ( e.g., tetraethyl pyrophosphate). * * * an·ti·cho·lin·es·ter·ase nes tə .rās, .rāz n any substance (as neostigmine) that… … Medical dictionary
anticholinesterase — n. any substance that inhibits the action of cholinesterase, the enzyme that is responsible for the breakdown of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, and therefore allows acetylcholine to continue transmitting nerve impulses. Drugs with… … The new mediacal dictionary
anticholinesterase — noun Date: 1942 a substance (as neostigmine) that inhibits a cholinesterase by combination with it … New Collegiate Dictionary
Anticholinestérase — Cette section est vide, insuffisamment détaillée ou incomplète. Votre aide est la bienvenue ! Les substances anticholinesterasiques sont des inhibiteurs d une enzyme cholinestérase responsable de la dégradation de l acétylcholine… … Wikipédia en Français
anticholinesterase — an·ti·cho·lin·es·ter·ase … English syllables
anticholinesterase — an•ti•cho•lin•es•ter•ase [[t]ˌæn tiˌkoʊ ləˈnɛs təˌreɪs, ˌreɪz, ˌkɒl ə , ˌæn taɪ [/t]] n. biochem. pha an enzyme or drug that blocks the action of acetylcholinesterase, thereby increasing the stimulating effect of acetylcholine on the muscles •… … From formal English to slang
