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A
cholinergic drug is a drug which has its effects by altering
the level of acetylcholine,
a neurotransmitter,
in the brain. Typically, the term is used to refer specifically
to refer to drugs that increase (rather than decrease) brain
acetylcholine levels or facilitate (rather than impair) the
use of acetylcholine. One subclass of cholinergic drug, cholinesterase
inhibitors, includes those drugs which are currently marketed
to treat the cognitive effects of Alzheimer's
disease.
by Catherine E. Myers. Copyright © 2006 Memory Loss and the Brain |
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