- acetylcholinesterase
- noun Date: 1938 an enzyme that occurs especially in some nerve endings and in the blood and promotes the hydrolysis of acetylcholine
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acetylcholinesterase inhibitor — any one of a class of drugs that block the action of acetylcholinesterase (see cholinesterase), an enzyme that quickly breaks down the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. This neurotransmitter is central to the functional interconnection between… … Medical dictionary
acetylcholinesterase inhibitor — any one of a class of drugs that block the action of acetylcholinesterase (see cholinesterase), an enzyme that quickly breaks down the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. This neurotransmitter is central to the functional interconnection between… … The new mediacal dictionary
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