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ambenonium

ambenonium Ambenonium is a pharmacologic substance that increases cholinergic activity by blocking acetylcholinesterase, which slows the breakdown of acetylcholine.

Ambenonium is a pharmacologic substance that increases cholinergic activity by blocking acetylcholinesterase, which slows the breakdown of acetylcholine. This indirectly stimulates both nicotinic and muscarinic receptors, and it also directly activates nicotinic receptors at the neuromuscular junction.