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butyrylcholinesterase

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butyrylcholinesterase
the cholinesterase of plasma (a pseudocholinesterase), which is different from the cholinesterase of the myoneural junctions (acetylcholinesterase).


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Cholinesterase actually corresponds to two enzymes: acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase (also called plasma cholinesterase) (Boiko et al.
1989) published a suggestive but isolated study in which they reported de novo 100-fold amplification of the silent serum butyrylcholinesterase (BtChoEase) gene in a farmer exposed chronically to organophosphate insecticides, which inhibit BtChoEase.
 
 
 
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