Arecoline

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Broader Terms

alkaloid, cholinergic agent, psychotropic drug

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• Arecoline is a stimulant which acts on the parasympathetic nervous system to induce a range of different effects including a heightened sense of awareness as well as increased salivation, heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature and intestinal function.
• Regional brain metabolic responsivity to the muscarinic cholinergic agonist arecoline is similar in young and aged Fischer-344 rats.
• Recently, we have shown that arecoline is cytotoxic to cultured human oral mucosal fibroblasts.
• Arecoline is a mild central nervous system (CNS) stimulant, which increases respiration while decreasing the work load on the heart.
• Arecoline is a parasympathetic agent and increases the tonus and the mobility of smooth muscle resulting in the purgation of E.

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