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... > Chemical Actions and Uses > Pharmacologic Actions > Physiological Effects of Drugs > Neurotransmitter Agents > Cholinergic Agents > Cholinesterase Reactivators
... > Chemical Actions and Uses > Pharmacologic Actions > Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action > Neurotransmitter Agents > Cholinergic Agents > Cholinesterase Reactivators
Chemical Actions and Uses > Pharmacologic Actions > Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action > Enzyme Reactivators > Cholinesterase Reactivators

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Cholinesterase Reactivators  

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  • Antagonists, Organophosphate Insecticide
  • Insecticide Antagonists, Organophosphate
  • Insecticides, Organothiophosphate, Antagonists
  • Organophosphate Insecticide Antagonists

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  • note X refs

Scope note

  • Drugs used to reverse the inactivation of cholinesterase caused by organophosphates or sulfonates. They are an important component of therapy in agricultural, industrial, and military poisonings by organophosphates and sulfonates.

History note

  • 72(71)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D002801

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