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Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D005731
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D005731
Preferred Name

Ganglionic Stimulants

Definitions
Agents that mimic neural transmission by stimulation of the nicotinic receptors on postganglionic autonomic neurons. Drugs that indirectly augment ganglionic transmission by increasing the release or slowing the breakdown of acetylcholine or by non-nicotinic effects on postganglionic neurons are not included here nor are the nonspecific cholinergic agonists.
Synonyms
Stimulants, Ganglionic
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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