cholinesterase
Americannoun
noun
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Origin of cholinesterase
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It said, however, that he was affected by a cholinesterase inhibitor, a chemical that blocks the transmission of impulses through the nervous system.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 25, 2020
The cholinesterase inhibitors found in Navalny’s system reportedly block the breakdown of acetycholine, a vital chemical that transmits signals between nerve cells.
From Fox News ● Aug. 25, 2020
Repeated exposure may lower the cholinesterase level until an individual reaches the brink of acute poisoning—a brink over which he may be pushed by a very small additional exposure.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 3, 2017
The reason sage may have an effect is because it contains a cholinesterase inhibitor, a chemical which prevents the breakdown of the neurotransmitter, acetylcholine.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2014
Repeated exposures may lower the cholinesterase level until an individual reaches the brink of acute poisoning, a brink over which he may be pushed by a very small additional exposure.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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