"Bethanechol" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A slowly hydrolyzing muscarinic agonist with no nicotinic effects. Bethanechol is generally used to increase smooth muscle tone, as in the GI tract following abdominal surgery or in urinary retention in the absence of obstruction. It may cause hypotension, HEART RATE changes, and BRONCHIAL SPASM.
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D018723
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.092.877.883.088.100 D02.241.081.251.133.100 D02.675.276.148.100
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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Bethanechol" by people in Profiles.
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Topical bethanechol for the improvement of esophageal dysmotility: a pilot study. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2013 Aug; 122(8):481-6.
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The effect of oral buspirone, pyridostigmine, and bethanechol on esophageal function evaluated with combined multichannel esophageal impedance-manometry in healthy volunteers. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2009 Mar; 43(3):253-60.
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Bethanechol improves smooth muscle function in patients with severe ineffective esophageal motility. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2007 Apr; 41(4):366-70.
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Esophageal function testing using multichannel intraluminal impedance. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2001 Mar; 280(3):G457-62.
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Pirenzepine and propantheline effects on esophageal pressure responses to bethanechol. Am J Gastroenterol. 1986 May; 81(5):334-8.
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Medical therapy for reflux esophagitis: 1986 and beyond. Ann Intern Med. 1986 Jan; 104(1):112-4.
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Lidocaine inhibition of esophageal peristalsis and lower esophageal sphincter pressure in baboons. Dig Dis Sci. 1985 Nov; 30(11):1085-91.
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Reflux esophagitis: an update. South Med J. 1985 Apr; 78(4):452-7.
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Gastroesophageal reflux. Pathogenesis, diagnosis, and therapy. Ann Intern Med. 1982 Jul; 97(1):93-103.
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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.