Cholinergic Agonists
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Cholinergic modulation of GABAergic and glutamatergic transmission in the dorsal subcoeruleus: mechanisms for REM sleep control.

30 Aug 2009 STUDY OBJECTIVES: Dorsal subcoeruleus (SubCD) neurons are thought to promote PGO waves and to be modulated by cholinergic afferents during REM sleep. We examined the differential effect of the cholinergic agonist carbachol (CAR) on excitatory and ... Read more...

Effects of Chinese herbs on salivary fluid secretion by isolated and perfused rat submandibular glands.

19 Aug 2009 AIM: To determine whether Chinese herbs (CHs) relieve xerostomia (dry mouth) by increasing salivary secretion. METHODS: The submandibular glands of Wistar rats were surgically isolated and perfused arterially with buffered salt solution. After ... Read more...

M1 receptors mediate cholinergic modulation of excitability in neocortical pyramidal neurons.

3 Aug 2009 ACh release into the rodent prefrontal cortex is predictive of successful performance of cue detection tasks, yet the cellular mechanisms underlying cholinergic modulation of cortical function are not fully understood. Prolonged ("tonic") muscarinic ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Cholinergic Agonists'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Cholinergic modulation of GABAergic and glutamatergic transmission in the dorsal subcoeruleus: mechanisms for REM sleep control. 30 Aug 2009
• Regulation of neuronal activities within REM sleep-sign generators. 30 Aug 2009
• Effects of Chinese herbs on salivary fluid secretion by isolated and perfused rat submandibular glands. 19 Aug 2009
• M1 receptors mediate cholinergic modulation of excitability in neocortical pyramidal neurons. 3 Aug 2009
• Nicotine stimulates PPARbeta/delta expression in human lung carcinoma cells through activation of PI3K/mTOR and suppression of AP-2alpha. 2 Aug 2009
• Boosting cholinergic activity in gustatory cortex enhances the salience of a familiar conditioned stimulus in taste aversion learning. 30 Jul 2009
• A novel fluorescent alpha-conotoxin for the study of alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. 21 Jul 2009
• Myasthenic syndrome due to defects in rapsyn: Clinical and molecular findings in 39 patients. 19 Jul 2009
• Deletion of TRPC3 in mice reduces store-operated Ca2+ influx and the severity of acute pancreatitis. 17 Jul 2009
• Carbachol induces Ca(2+)-dependent contraction via muscarinic M2 and M3 receptors in rat intestinal subepithelial myofibroblasts. 29 Jun 2009
• Cholinergic neural signals to the spleen down-regulate leukocyte trafficking via CD11b. 29 Jun 2009
• Expression of muscarinic receptors in human and mouse sclera and their role in the regulation of scleral fibroblasts proliferation. 28 Jun 2009
• Deletion of TRPC4 and TRPC6 in mice impairs smooth muscle contraction and intestinal motility in vivo. 19 Jun 2009
• Cholinergic receptor signaling modulates spontaneous firing of sinoatrial nodal cells via integrated effects on PKA-dependent Ca(2+) cycling and I(KACh). 17 Jun 2009
• Galanin inhibits caerulein-stimulated pancreatic amylase secretion via cholinergic nerves and insulin. 2 Jun 2009
• Adrenergic activation of electrogenic K+ secretion in guinea pig distal colonic epithelium: desensitization via the Y2-neuropeptide receptor. 2 Jun 2009
• Activation of the nitric oxide-cGMP pathway reduces phasic contractions in neonatal rat bladder strips via protein kinase G. Jun 2009
• Cytoplasmic Ca(2+) concentration changes evoked by cholinergic stimulation in primary astrocyte cultures prepared from the rat cochlear nucleus. 31 May 2009
• Nonlinear dynamical analysis of carbachol induced hippocampal oscillations in mice. 30 May 2009
• Cholinergic responses and intrinsic membrane properties of developing thalamic parafascicular neurons. 25 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Cholinergic Agonists'

Definition: Drugs that bind to and activate cholinergic receptors.

Registry Number: 0

Descriptor UI: D018679

Alternative terms: Cholinergic Agonists; Agonists, Cholinergic; Cholinergic Agonist; Agonist, Cholinergic; Acetylcholine Agonist; Agonist, Acetylcholine; Acetylcholine Agonists; Agonists, Acetylcholine;

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage; adverse effects; analysis; blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemical synthesis; classification; diagnostic use; economics; history; immunology; isolation & purification; metabolism; pharmacokinetics; pharmacology; poisoning; radiation effects; standards; supply & distribution; therapeutic use; toxicity; urine; chemistry; contraindications;

Tree Number: D27.505.519.625.120.140; D27.505.696.577.120.140;

History Note: 95

Technical Notes: GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics; DF: CHOLINERGIC AGON or CHOLINERGIC AG