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Parasympathomimetic Agents

Known as: Parasympathomimetics, parasympathomimetic agent, parasympathomimetic drug 
Drugs that mimic the effects of parasympathetic nervous system activity. Included here are drugs that directly stimulate muscarinic receptors and… 
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Peripheral Nervous System Agents

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Review
2015
Review
2015
Pharmacotherapy of glaucoma.
Glaucoma is a group of diseases involving the optic nerve and associated structures, which is characterized by progressive visual… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Micropuncture investigation of sodium and potassium excretion in rat submaxillary saliva
Summary1. Using micropuncture and microcatheterization techniques, samples of fluid were collected from the intercalated ducts… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
Xerostomia and Hyposalivation
Xerostomia and salivary gland hypofunction (SGH) are prevalent in elderly populations, causing much discomfort and even… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Effects of antiglaucoma drugs on ocular hemodynamics in healthy volunteers
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Early resolution of Ogilvie's syndrome with intravenous neostigmine
PURPOSE: Our aim was to assess the value of a parasympathomimetic drug (neostigmine) in the early resolution of acute colonic… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Possibilities for a cholinergic action on smooth musculature and on sympathetic axons in brain vessels mediated by muscarinic and nicotinic receptors.
A pharmacological identification and characterization of cholinergic receptors was carried out in pial arteries of cats. In one… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
An organ culture study of the effect of drugs on the secretory activity of the human bronchial submucosal gland.
1. The incorporation of tritiated glucose into bronchial gland cells enables their glycoprotein secretion to be followed by… 
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Stimulation of insulin secretion by parasympathomimetic agents.
Effects on insulin secretion of methacholine and bethanechol given systemically and infused into the pancreatic artery were… 
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Histidine decarboxylase and DOPA decarboxylase in the rat stomach. Properties and cellular localization.
Highly Cited
1962
Highly Cited
1962
The effect of pupil size on accommodation, convergence, and the AC/A ratio.
The present report describes the effect of piipil size on the accommodation-convergence relationship. Measurements of… 
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