A neurotransmitter. Acetylcholine in vertebrates is the major transmitter at neuromuscular junctions, autonomic ganglia, parasympathetic effector junctions, a subset of sympathetic effector junctions, and at many sites in the central nervous system. It is generally not used as an administered drug because it is broken down very rapidly by cholinesterases, bu...
Used to obtain miosis of the iris in seconds after delivery of the lens in cataract surgery, in penetrating keratoplasty, iridectomy and other anterior segment surgery where rapid miosis may be required.
University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, United States
University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States
Department for Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
Craig Hospital, Englewood, Colorado, United States
Froedtert Hospital, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States
University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States
University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States
University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Semmelweis University, Department of Conservative Dentistry, Budapest, Hungary
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