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Acétylcholine-estérase — En biochimie, les cholinestérases sont une famille d enzymes qui catalysent l hydrolyse du neurotransmetteur acétylcholine en choline et acide acétique , une réaction nécessaire pour permettre à un neurone cholinergique de revenir à son état de… … Wikipédia en Français
acetylcholine esterase — /ˌæsətaɪlkoʊlin ˈɛstəreɪz/ (say .asuhtuylkohleen estuhrayz), /əˌsitl / (say uh.seetl ) noun the enzyme which catalyses the hydrolysis of acetylcholine to acetate and choline; inhibitors of this enzyme are toxic to all animals and are the basis of …
Acetylcholine — IUPAC name … Wikipedia
Esterase — An esterase is a hydrolase enzyme that splits esters into an acid and an alcohol in a chemical reaction with water called hydrolysis. A wide range of different esterases exist that differ in their substrate specificity, their protein structure,… … Wikipedia
Cholinesterase — acetylcholinesterase (Yt blood group) Diagram of Pacific electric ray acetylcholinesterase. From PDB 1EA5 … Wikipedia
Dimefox — IUPAC name N [dimethylamino(fluoro)phosphoryl] N methylmethanamine … Wikipedia
End-plate potential — Miniature end plate potentials and end plate spikes recorded from muscle fiber End plate potentials (EPPs) (sometimes called end plate spikes ) are the depolarizations of skeletal muscle fibers caused by neurotransmitters binding to the… … Wikipedia
Neuromuscular-blocking drug — Global view of a neuromuscular junction: 1. Axon 2. Motor end plate 3. Muscle fiber 4. Myofibril … Wikipedia
Quaternary ammonium muscle relaxants — are quaternary ammonium salts used as drugs for muscle relaxation, most commonly in anasthesia. It is necessary to prevent spontaneous movement of muscle during surgical operations. Muscle relaxants inhibit neuron transmission to muscle by… … Wikipedia
Muscle relaxant — This article refers to skeletal muscle relaxants. For information on smooth muscle relaxants, see Antispasmodic. A muscle relaxant is a drug which affects skeletal muscle function and decreases the muscle tone. It may be used to alleviate… … Wikipedia
