"Muscarinic Antagonists" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Drugs that bind to but do not activate MUSCARINIC RECEPTORS, thereby blocking the actions of endogenous ACETYLCHOLINE or exogenous agonists. Muscarinic antagonists have widespread effects including actions on the iris and ciliary muscle of the eye, the heart and blood vessels, secretions of the respiratory tract, GI system, and salivary glands, GI motility, urinary bladder tone, and the central nervous system.
| Descriptor ID |
D018727
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.519.625.120.200.500 D27.505.696.577.120.200.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Muscarinic Antagonists- Muscarinic Antagonists
- Antagonists, Muscarinic
- Antimuscarinics
- Antimuscarinic Agents
- Agents, Antimuscarinic
- Cholinergic Muscarinic Antagonists
- Antagonists, Cholinergic Muscarinic
- Muscarinic Antagonists, Cholinergic
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Muscarinic Antagonists" by people in Profiles.
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Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force. JAMA. 2022 05 10; 327(18):1812-1816.
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Overuse of short-acting beta-agonist bronchodilators in COPD during periods of clinical stability. Respir Med. 2016 07; 116:100-6.
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Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force. JAMA. 2016 Apr 05; 315(13):1378-93.
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Cumulative use of strong anticholinergics and incident dementia: a prospective cohort study. JAMA Intern Med. 2015 Mar; 175(3):401-7.
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Quality-of-life impact and treatment of urinary incontinence in ethnically diverse older women. Arch Intern Med. 2006 Oct 09; 166(18):2000-6.