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. The term cholinergic agents is sometimes still used in the narrower sense of MUSCARINIC AGONISTS, although most modern texts discourage that usage.

Annotation

general or unspecified; prefer specifics; note entry term CHOLINERGIC EFFECT: use only for the cholinergic effect of a chemical substance

obecné, dej přednost přesnějšímu deskriptoru; pozor na deskriptor CHOLINERGNÍ ÚČINKY: užij pouze pro cholinergní účinek chemických látek

DUI

D018678 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0027988

History note

95; was see PARASYMPATHOMIMETICS 1975-94; NICOTINIC AGENTS was see GANGLIONIC STIMULANTS 1978-94; CHOLINOMIMETICS was see PARASYMPATHOMIMETICS 1974-94; MUSCARINIC AGENTS was see PARASYMPATHOMIMETICS 1969-94

Online note

use PARASYMPATHOMIMETICS to search CHOLINERGIC AGENTS 1975-94, CHOLINOMIMETICS 1974-94, & MUSCARINIC AGENTS 1969-94; use GANGLIONIC STIMULANTS to search NICOTINIC AGENTS 1978-94

Public note

95; was see PARASYMPATHOMIMETICS 1975-94; NICOTINIC AGENTS was see GANGLIONIC STIMULANTS 1978-94; CHOLINOMIMETICS was see PARASYMPATHOMIMETICS 1974-94; MUSCARINIC AGENTS was see PARASYMPATHOMIMETICS 1969-94