Acetylcholine: Difference between revisions

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Other substances like [[racetam]]s can preserve acetylcholine regulation in instances of cognitive impairment such as [[deliriant]] intoxication or cognitive deficits associated with traumatic brain injury.
Other substances like [[racetam]]s can preserve acetylcholine regulation in instances of cognitive impairment such as [[deliriant]] intoxication or cognitive deficits associated with traumatic brain injury.
====[[Antagonists]]====
====[[Antagonists]]====
An acetylcholine receptor [[antagonist]] works by attaching to acetylcholine receptors to prevent agonists binding. The [[deliriant]] drugs [[atropine]], [[scopolamine]] and [[DPH]] all act as antagonists upon muscarinic receptors, as does the chemical incapacitating agent 3-Quinuclidinyl benzilate, better known as BZ.
An acetylcholine receptor [[antagonist]] works by attaching to acetylcholine receptors to prevent agonists binding. The [[deliriant]] drugs [[atropine]], [[scopolamine]] and [[diphenhydramine]] all act as antagonists upon muscarinic receptors, as does the chemical incapacitating agent 3-Quinuclidinyl benzilate, better known as BZ.


==See also==
==See also==