"Acetylcholinesterase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of ACETYLCHOLINE to CHOLINE and acetate. In the CNS, this enzyme plays a role in the function of peripheral neuromuscular junctions. EC 3.1.1.7.
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D000110
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.277.352.100.170.176
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Acetylcholinesterase" by people in Profiles.
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The naris muscles in tiger salamander. II. Innervation as revealed by enzyme histochemistry and immunocytochemistry. Anat Embryol (Berl). 2002 Jun; 205(3):181-6.
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Radiometric assay of red cell and plasma cholinesterase in pesticide appliers from Minnesota. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 1993 Mar; 119(1):150-5.
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The nervus terminalis in the chick: a FMRFamide-immunoreactive and AChE-positive nerve. Brain Res. 1990 Jul 16; 523(1):175-9.
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Nuclear magnetic resonance studies on acetylcholinesterase. The use of atropine and eserine to probe binding sites. Mol Pharmacol. 1970 Nov; 6(6):588-96.