physostigmine
Kelime Anlamı :

1. Parasempatomimetik bir alkaloid.
2. fizostigmin.
Tanımlar :
1. A crystalline alkaloid, C15H21N3O2, extracted from the Calabar bean, used in medicine as a miotic and cholinergic agent and to enhance memory in patients with alzheimer's disease. also called eserine.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1. A parasympathomimetic, a reversible cholinesterase inhibitor alkaloid of the Calabar bean, used to treat certain medical conditions.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1. an alkaloid found in the Calabar bean (the seed of Physostigma venenosum), and extracted as a white, tasteless, substance, amorphous or crystalline; -- formerly called eserine, with which it was regarded as identical.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1. an alkaloid constituting the active principle of the Calabar bean.
2. it is a powerful depressant and nerve-poison: used to counteract strychnine and atropin, also to contract the pupil. its formula is C15H21O2N3. also called eserine.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
1. used in treatment of alzheimer's disease and glaucoma
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