a(CHEBI:galanthamine) increases act(p(HGNCGENEFAMILY:"Cholinergic receptors nicotinic subunits"))

PubMed:19126755

An alternative means to increase nicotinic functions in the brain is to sensitize the nAChRs to activation by the endogenous agonist(s) using the so-called nicotinic allosteric potentiating ligands (APLs), which include drugs such as physostigmine and galantamine, a drug currently approved for the treatment of AD.

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• a(CHEBI:physostigmine) increases act(p(HGNCGENEFAMILY:"Cholinergic receptors nicotinic subunits"))

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