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Cholinergic agents are also known as cholinergic drugs or parasympathomimetic drugs.1 They are drugs or poisons that mimic the action of acetylcholine in the brain.2 Cholinergic agents effect the parasympathetic part of the autonomic nervous system and cause direct or indirect stimulation of acetylcholine receptors.2
Fast Facts:
- --An example of a well-known cholinergic agent is nicotine.3
- --Some chemical weapons and insecticides fall into this category of drugs.2
- --Cholinergic agents can be either direct-acting (i.e. plant alkaloids) or indirect-acting (i.e. reversible cholinesterase inhibitors).2
5 Great Resources on Cholinergic Agents
- Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine (via HealthAtoZ): Cholinergic Drugs
- Wikipedia: Parasympathomimetic Drugs
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WrongDiagnosis: Cholinergic Agents
- Science Signaling: Why Cholinergic Agents Help Alzheimer's Patients (May 13, 2003)
- Elmhurst College: Cholinergic Drugs I | Cholinergic Drugs II
5 Latest Headlines on Cholinergic Agents
What are Cholinergic Agents?
- Medical-Dictionary: Cholinergic Agents
- Cancerweb: Cholinergic Agents
- MedRounds: A Patients Guide to Glaucoma- Cholinergic Agents
What Are The Uses for Cholinergic Agents?
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The Free Dictionary: Cholinergic Agents
- Answers.com: Cholinergic Stimulants
- PubMed: Potential Treatment For Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
What Are The Side Effects, Interactions and Precautions for Cholinergic Agents?
- eMedicine: Toxicity, Mushrooms - Muscarine
- DrugLib: Pilocarpine (Pilocarpine Hydrochloride) Warnings and Precautions
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Micromedex (via Drugs.com): Physostigmine Side Effects
- Drugs.com: Nicotine Side Effects
- Wikipedia: Cholinergic Crisis
What are the Holistic Alternatives to Cholinergic Agents?
- CareGroup: Parasympathomimetic Herbs
- DirectoryM: Phosphatidyl Choline DC
- Wikipedia: Dimethylethanolamine
- Wikipedia: Piracetam
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AntiAging Systems: Centrophenoxine
Wisdom, Blogs and Message Boards about Cholinergic Agents
- AllNurses: Question - Cholinergic Agents
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Professor R. Kalirajan Lecture Notes: Cholinergic Drugs and Related Agents
- BioMedicine: Cholinergic Agents May Offer Relief From Tics in Adults with Tourette Syndrome (June 5, 1999)
Clinical Trials for Cholinergic Agents
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Clinical Trials on Cholinergic Agents
- CenterWatch: Clinical Trials on Cholinergic Agents
Controversy and Lawsuits about Cholinergic Agents
- Health Matters: Nicotine: Pros and Cons
Abuse of Cholinergic Agents
- eMedicine: Substance Abuse: Nicotine
- Science Museum: Nicotine Abuse
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Cholinergic Agents
- JAMA: Archives of Cholinergic Agents Research
- PubMed: Cholinergic Agents Articles
- Google Scholar: Articles on Cholinergic Agents
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GuideWisdom and Fast Facts References
- โ Wikipedia: Cholinergic
- โ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Wikipedia: Parasympathomimetic Drug
- โ WrongDiagnosis: Cholinergic Agent
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