Bethanechol
"Bethanechol" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A slowly hydrolyzing muscarinic agonist with no nicotinic effects. Bethanechol is generally used to increase smooth muscle tone, as in the GI tract following abdominal surgery or in urinary retention in the absence of obstruction. It may cause hypotension, HEART RATE changes, and BRONCHIAL SPASM.
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D018723
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.092.877.883.088.100 D02.241.081.251.133.100 D02.675.276.148.100
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| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Bethanechol" by people in Profiles.
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Lamarre NS, Braverman AS, Malykhina AP, Barbe MF, Ruggieri MR. Alterations in nerve-evoked bladder contractions in a coronavirus-induced mouse model of multiple sclerosis. PLoS One. 2014; 9(10):e109314.
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Altiere RJ, Szarek JL, Diamond L. Neurally mediated nonadrenergic relaxation in cat airways occurs independent of cholinergic mechanisms. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 1985 Sep; 234(3):590-7.
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Altiere RJ, Diamond L. Relaxant effects of vasoactive intestinal peptide and bethanechol in cat intrapulmonary artery. Eur J Pharmacol. 1983 Sep 16; 93(1-2):121-4.