"Edrophonium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A rapid-onset, short-acting cholinesterase inhibitor used in cardiac arrhythmias and in the diagnosis of myasthenia gravis. It has also been used as an antidote to curare principles.
| Descriptor ID |
D004491
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.092.877.674.333 D02.675.276.352
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Edrophonium" by people in Profiles.
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Chest pain of undetermined origin. Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am. 1994 Oct; 4(4):731-46.
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Edrophonium provocative test in noncardiac chest pain. Evaluation of testing techniques. Dig Dis Sci. 1990 Dec; 35(12):1445-51.
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Edrophonium testing for esophageal pain. Concurrence and discord. Dig Dis Sci. 1987 Aug; 32(8):897-9.
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Esophageal testing of patients with noncardiac chest pain or dysphagia. Results of three years' experience with 1161 patients. Ann Intern Med. 1987 Apr; 106(4):593-7.
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Graded esophageal balloon distention. A new provocative test for noncardiac chest pain. Dig Dis Sci. 1986 Dec; 31(12):1292-8.
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Edrophonium: a useful provocative test for esophageal chest pain. Ann Intern Med. 1985 Jul; 103(1):14-21.
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Prospective manometric evaluation with pharmacologic provocation of patients with suspected esophageal motility dysfunction. Gastroenterology. 1983 May; 84(5 Pt 1):893-901.
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Prostaglandin E1 effects on resting and cholinergically stimulated lower esophageal sphincter pressure in cats. Prostaglandins. 1981 Apr; 21(4):581-90.
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Esophageal function in diabetes mellitus and its relation to peripheral neuropathy. Gastroenterology. 1977 Nov; 73(5):1098-1102.
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Studies on the mechanism of esophagitis-induced lower esophageal sphincter hypotension in cats. Gastroenterology. 1976 Jul; 71(1):51-6.