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PHARM Chapter 9 - Cholinergic Pharmacology Flashcards

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ME of hemicholinium-3 and vesamicol

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Inhibit the synthesis, storage, or release of ACh

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Uses of Hemicholinium 3 and vesamicol

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Utilized only in research settings

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ME of Botulinum toxin

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Inhibits the synthesis, storage, and release of ACh, degrades SNAP25 which prevents vesicle fusion presynaptically

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Uses of Botulinium Toxin

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Focal dystonias, torticollis, achalasia, stabismus, etc.

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What produces botulinum toxin

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clostridium botulinum

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Inhibitors of ACh Degradation

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Edrophonium
Neostigmine
Pyridostigmine
Ambenonium
Physostigmine
Diisopropyl fluoro-phosphate
Tacrine
Donepezil
Rivastigmine
Galantamine
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ME of inhibitors of ACh Degradation

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Inhibit AChE by binding to enzyme’s active site, causes increase in ACh in cleft which activates nearby receptors

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Uses for Edrophonium, Neostigmine, Pyridostigmine, Ambenonium, Physostigmine

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Diseases of muscle weakness (edrophoium)

Urinary or GI motility agent, NMJ diseases, glaucoma (neostigmine, pyridostigmine, ambenoium)

Reversal of anticholinergic toxicity or induced paralysis in surgery (physostigmine)

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Short acting with rapid onset of action inhibitor of ACh degradation

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Edrophonium

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Topical application of cholinesterase inhibitors to the cornea has what effect?

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decreases intraocular pressure by facilitating outflow of aqueous humor

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Why is physostigmine used for treating CNS antichlinergic toxicity

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nonpolar structure

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12
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2 carbamic acid ester AChE inhibitors

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neostigmine and physostigmine

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13
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1 organophosphate AChE inhibitor

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diisopropyl flurophosphate

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Aging

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oxygen-phosphorus bonds within the inhibitor are broken spontaneously in favor of stronger bonds between the enzyme and the inhibitor - essentially irreversible

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Eaton-lambert syndrome

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autoantibodies against calcium channels

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how does tubocurare cause weakness or paralysis

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acts as competitive antagonist for nAChR preventing ACh from binding to the receptor and causing nondepolarizaing blcokade of cholinergic transmission

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Effect of AChE inhibitors on the GI system

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increase smooth muscle motility because it enhances ganglionic transmission at auerbach’s plexus

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18
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SE of diisopropyl fluoro-phosphate

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respiratory paralysis

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19
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organophosphate compound used as insecticide

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diisopropyl fluoro-phosphate

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Uses of tacrine, donepezil, rivastigmine, galantamine

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mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease dementia

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21
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Affects both AChE and butyrylcholinestarase by forming a carbamoylate complex with the enzymes

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rivastigmine

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22
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ME of methacoholine

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stimulate muscarinic receptor activity - selective for cardiovascular muscarinic cholinergic receptors

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23
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Uses of methacholine

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diagnosis of asthma

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ME of carbachol, bethanechol, cevimeline, pilocarpine

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Stimulate muscarinic receptor activity

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25
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Uses for carbachol

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glaucoma - cannot be used systemically because it is unpredicatble

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Uses for bethanechol

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Urinary tract motility agent - due to selective agent for muscarinic receptors

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Uses for cevimeline and pilocarpine

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xerostomia in sjogren’s syndrome

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28
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FDA approved to treat parkinson’s disease with dementia

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rivastigmine

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29
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how can the GI effects of AChE inhibitors be minimized

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administer w/ meal or in combination w/ memantine an NMDA channel blocker

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30
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This drug is a vasodilator and is cardiac vagomimetric

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(mimics cardiac response to vagus nerve = parasympathetic stimulation = methacholine

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31
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Has enhanced nicotinic action relative to other choline esters

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carbachol

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32
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Most clinically used alkaloid is ___ which is a miotic agent and sialogogue (saliva inducing) used to treat xerostomia

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pilocarpine

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ME of succinylcholine

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nicotinic receptor antagonist - stimulates opening of nAChR channel and produces depolarization of cell membrane - persists at neuroeffector junction and activates nicotinic receptor channels continuous resulting in inactivation of voltage-gated sodium channels (depolarizing blockade)

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uses of succinylcholine

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induction of neuromuscular blockade in surgery, intubation

35
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ME of Atropine

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selectively antagonize muscarinic receptors, marginal nicotinic affect

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Uses of atropine

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AChE overdose, acute bradycardia, premedication for anesthetic procedure, excessive salivation during surgery, antidote to mushroom poisoning

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ME of scopolamine

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selectively antagonizes muscarinic receptors - significant CNS effects

38
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Uses of scopolamine

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motion sickness, nausea/vomiting

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ME of pirenzepine, methscopolamine, glycopyrrolate

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selectively antagnoize muscarinic recpetors

40
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Uses of pirenzepine, methscopolamine, glycopyrrolate

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PUD, surgically induced/vagally induced bradycardia (glycopyrrolate)

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ME of ipratropium and tiotropium

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selectively antagonize muscarinic receptors

42
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Uses of ipratropium and tiotropium

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COPD and asthma (tiotropium more superior)

43
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Uses of oxybutyin, propantheline, terodiline, tolterodine, fesoterodine, rospium, darifenacin, solifenacin

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hyperrefelxic and overactive bladder, urge incontinence

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ME of oxybutyin, propantheline, terodiline, tolterodine, fesoterodine, rospium, darifenacin, solifenacin

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selectively antagonize muscarinic receptors

45
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M3 receptor antagonists

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darifenacin and solifenacin

46
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used clinically to dilate eyes (mydriasis)

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atropine

47
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benztropine and trihexyphenidyl ME

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muscarinic receptor antagonist

48
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uses of benztropine and trihexyphenidyl

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commonly used to treat extrapyramidal symptoms and akathisia associated w/ neuroleptics

49
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acute cholinesterase inhibitor toxcicity

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due to exposure of organophosphate pesticides - vomiting, diarrhea, profuse sweating, hypersalivation, miosis, bronchoconstriction followed by nicotinic toxciity

50
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Why are anticholinergic drugs contraindicated in elderly

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many commonn drugs possess small measure of anticholinergic activity

elderly sensitive to choinergic blockade

polypharmacy is common practice in geriatrics, may induce acute encephalopathy, falls, urinary retension, constipation, cognitive deficits

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ME of pancuronium, tubocuraranie, vecuronium, rocuronium, mivacurium

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selectively antagonize nicotinic recpetors preventing endogenous ACh binding and subsequent muscle cell depolarization

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Uses of pancuronium, tubocurarine, vecuronium, rocuronium, mivacurium

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induction of neuromuscular blockade in surgery, intubation

53
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Long acting nicotinic receptor antagonists

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pancuronium and tubocurarine

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Medium acting nicotinic receptor antagonists

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vecuronium and rocuronium

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Short acting nicotinic receptor antagonists

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mivacurium

56
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what can reverse the nondepolarizing blocking agent adverse effects

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AChE inhibitors

57
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ME of trimethaphan and mecamylamine

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selectively antagonize nicotinic receptors, preventing endogenous AChE binding and subsequent muscle cell depolarization

58
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Uses of trimethaphan and mecamylamine

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hypertension in patients with acute aortic dissection

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When would mecamylamine and trimethaphan be administered

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ganglionic blcokade is desired - lowers bp while blunting sympathetic reflexes

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Arterioles
Predominant tone:
Effect of ganglionic blockade

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sympathetic

vasodilation, hypotension

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Veins
Predominant tone:
Effect of ganglionic blockade

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symapthetic

vasodilation, pooling of blood, decreased venous return and cardiac output

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Heart
Predominant tone:
Effect of ganglionic blockade

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Parasympathetic

Tachycardia

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Iris
Predominant tone:
Effect of ganglionic blockade

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Parasympathetic

Mydriasis (pupil dilation)

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Ciliary muscle
Predominant tone:
Effect of ganglionic blockade

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Parasympathetic

cycloplegia = focused to far vision

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GI
Predominant tone:
Effect of ganglionic blockade

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Parasympathetic

Decreased tone and motility, constipation

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Urinary bladder
Predominant tone:
Effect of ganglionic blockade

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parasymaptheitc

urinary retention

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Salivary glands
Predominant tone:
Effect of ganglionic blockade

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parasympathetic

dry mouth

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Sweat glands
Predominant tone:
Effect of ganglionic blockade

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Symapthetic

anhidrosis

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Effect of ACh on vasculature

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release NO = vasodilation

70
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Effect of ACh on Eye iris

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contraction and miosis

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Effect of ACh on Ciliary muscle

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contraction and accommodation of lens to near vision

72
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Effect of ACh on Salivary and lacrimal galnds

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thin and watery secretions

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Effect of ACh on bronchi

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constriction, increased secretion

74
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Effect of ACh on heart

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bradycardia, decreased conduction velocity, AV block at high doses

75
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Effect of ACh on GI

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increased tone, relaxation of sphincters

76
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Effect of ACh on urinary bladder

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contraction of detrusor, relaxation of sphincter

77
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Effect of ACh on sweat glands

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diaphoresis

78
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Effect of ACh on penis

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