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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. drugs
  3. cholinergic agents
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal welfare
  3. pain management
  4. cholinergic agents
  1. Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry
  2. animal welfare
  3. pain management
  4. cholinergic agents

Preferred term

cholinergic agents

Type

  • Chemical

Definition

  • Information Any drug used for its actions on cholinergic systems. Included here are agonists and antagonists, drugs that affect the life cycle of acetylcholine, and drugs that affect the survival of cholinergic neurons.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2012

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • acetylcholine agents
  • cholinergics
  • cholinomimetics
  • muscarinic agents
  • nicotinic agents

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/25588

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