==Clinical uses== Edrophonium (by the so-called Tensilon test) is used to differentiate myasthenia gravis from cholinergic crisis and Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome. In myasthenia gravis, the body produces autoantibodies which block, inhibit or destroy Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the neuromuscular junction. Edrophonium—an effective a...
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<chemical> A rapid-onset, short-acting cholinesterase inhibitor used in cardiac arrhythmias and in the diagnosis of myasthenia gravis. It has also been used as an antidote to curare principles. ... Pharmacological action: anti-arrhythmia agents, antidotes, cholinesterase inhibitor, parasympathomimetic. ... Chemical name: Benzenaminium, N-ethy...
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(ed″ro-fo´ne-әm) a cholinergic used in the form of the chloride salt as a curare antagonist and diagnostic agent in myasthenia gravis.
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