- 1983 () Citation Context ...e primary enzyme responsible for hydrolyzing acetylcholine [Hudson et al., 1985; Braga et al., 1989]. PYR has been used for many years to treat the autoimmune disease myasthenia gravis [Havard, 1973; =-=Aquilonius et al., 1983-=-; Aquilonius and Hartvig...
Inhibits metabolism of acetylcholine (ACh) by cholinesterase (AChE); thereby, permits freer transmission of nerve impulses across the neuromuscular junction Pyridostigmine is an analog of neostigmine, but differs from it in certain clinically significant respects (eg, longer duration of action, fewer GI...
Interaction of glucose and pyridostigmine on the secretion of growth hormone (GH) induced by GH-releasing hormone (GHRH)GHGHRHglucosepyridostigmineacetylcholinehumanhyperglycaemiaIn order to investigate the mechanisms by which hyperglycaemia induces an inhibition of GHRH-induced GH release, we gave the ...