{"id":49219,"date":"2020-10-12T10:37:18","date_gmt":"2020-10-12T10:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=49219"},"modified":"2022-04-22T10:54:29","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T10:54:29","slug":"anticholinesterase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/anticholinesterase\/","title":{"rendered":"Anticholinesterase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Any enzyme that counteracts the action of the choline esters.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A substance which blocks nerve impulses by reducing the activity of the enzyme cholinesterase.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Any substance that inhibits the action of &#8216;cholinesterase, the enzyme responsible for the breakdown of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, and therefore allows acetylcholine to continue transmitting nerve impulses. 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