"Acetylcholinesterase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of ACETYLCHOLINE to CHOLINE and acetate. In the CNS, this enzyme plays a role in the function of peripheral neuromuscular junctions. EC 3.1.1.7.
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D000110
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.277.352.100.170.176
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Acetylcholinesterase" by people in Profiles.
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Racial/ethnic disparities in initiation and persistent use of anti-dementia medications. Alzheimers Dement. 2022 12; 18(12):2582-2592.
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PRiMA directs a restricted localization of tetrameric AChE at synapses. Chem Biol Interact. 2010 Sep 06; 187(1-3):78-83.
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Targeting acetylcholinesterase to membrane rafts: a function mediated by the proline-rich membrane anchor (PRiMA) in neurons. J Biol Chem. 2010 Apr 09; 285(15):11537-46.
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Effects of perinatal protein deprivation and recovery on esophageal myenteric plexus. World J Gastroenterol. 2010 Feb 07; 16(5):563-70.
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Expression and Localization of PRiMA-linked globular form acetylcholinesterase in vertebrate neuromuscular junctions. J Mol Neurosci. 2010 Jan; 40(1-2):40-6.
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Effects of combined pre- and post-natal protein deprivation on the myenteric plexus of the esophagus of weanling rats: a histochemical, quantitative and ultrastructural study. World J Gastroenterol. 2007 Jul 14; 13(26):3598-604.