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.
Department of Cardiology, St George's Healthcare NHS Trust, London, England, United Kingdom
Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Queen Mary University London, London, United Kingdom
Clincial Research Facility, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, 51 Little France Cresc, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Howard University Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre/Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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