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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.
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- Parasympathomimetic Agents
- Parasympathomimetic Drugs
- Agents, Parasympathomimetic
- Drugs, Parasympathomimetic
- Parasympathomimetic Effect
- Parasympathomimetic Effects
- Effect, Parasympathomimetic
- Effects, Parasympathomimetic
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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note entry term PARASYMPATHOMIMETIC EFFECT: use only for the parasympathomimetic effect of a chemical substance
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Parasympathomimetics. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010277. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010277
- Parasympathomimetics. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasympathomimetic_drug
- Parasympathomimetics. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1765699