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Descriptor
English
:
Parasympathomimetics
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Parasimpaticomiméticos
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Parassimpatomiméticos
Tree Number:
D27.505.696.663.050.675
Definition
English
:
Drugs that mimic the effects of
parasympathetic nervous system
activity. Included here are drugs that directly stimulate muscarinic receptors and drugs that potentiate cholinergic activity, usually by slowing the breakdown of
acetylcholine
(
CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS
). Drugs that stimulate both sympathetic and parasympathetic postganglionic
neurons
(
GANGLIONIC STIMULANTS
) are not included here.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
note entry term PARASYMPATHOMIMETIC EFFECT: use only for the parasympathomimetic effect of a chemical substance
See Related
English
:
Cholinesterase Inhibitors
Muscarinic Agonists
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AD
administration & dosage
AE
adverse effects
AG
agonists
AN
analysis
AI
antagonists & inhibitors
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CS
chemical synthesis
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CT
contraindications
EC
economics
HI
history
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PK
pharmacokinetics
PD
pharmacology
PO
poisoning
RE
radiation effects
ST
standards
SD
supply & distribution
TU
therapeutic use
TO
toxicity
UR
urine
Record Number:
10466
Unique Identifier:
D010277
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