Sentences with phrase «effects of acetylcholine»

Another test, called the Tensilon test, where your dog will get a short acting antidote that boosts the effects of acetylcholine on the muscle, will also be done.

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To investigate the longer - term effects of higher - than - normal acetylcholine levels on the brain, Hermona Soreq of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and her colleagues first induced high levels of acetylcholine by forcing 26 mice to swim, an activity stressful to mice.

AChE inhibitors have also been given to Alzheimer's patients in an attempt to boost acetylcholine levels and improve cognitive function, she says — but her research suggests that the long - term effect may be the opposite of that intended.

Previous research had shown that nicotine seems to have conflicting effects on different types of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, proteins on the surface of brain cells that respond to nicotine and the naturally occurring neurotransmitter acetylcholine.

These chemicals work as agonists of insect nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, but their effect on mammals has been unclear.

When methamphetamine is administered after a period of withdrawal, however, the dopamine released by the midbrain neurons has the opposite effect on the acetylcholine cells, prompting them to release the chemical into the striatum.

The brain is well buffered against the effect of arbitrary increases or decreases in circulating chemicals so that simply consuming food additives which are acetylcholine precursors will not normally increase your brain acetylcholine level.

Objective: To evaluate if a higher amount of acetylcholine obtained by associating donepezil and choline alphoscerate might have a favorable effect on BPSD.

Localized expression of Beta2 - containing nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in dopaminergic neurons in mice supports locomotor activating, but not rewarding effects of nicotine Yann Mineur, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut USA

Background: Citicoline can have beneficial effects both in degenerative and in vascular cognitive decline in a variety of ways (apoptosis inhibition, neuroplasticity potentiation, phospholipid, and acetylcholine (ACh) synthesis).

By protecting acetylcholine, Muira Puama root may have a therapeutic effect on memory and cognition, and for this reason, may be helpful in the treatment of brain - related ailments such as Alzheimer's disease.

In order to focus the effects of our products in the realm of sleep and dreams, we chose to work with ingredients containing the building block nutrients of serotonin and acetylcholine, the neurotransmitters associated with circadian rhythm and REM sleep, respectively.

Acid secretion is controlled by a hormone called gastrin (secreted in the presence of food and leading to secretion of stomach acid), acetylcholine (a neurotransmitter), and histamine (that same substance responsible for the unpleasant allergic effects of hay fever).

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