Pseudocholinesterase

Definitions and meanings of "Pseudocholinesterase"

What do we mean by pseudocholinesterase?

One of the two types of cholinesterase (the other being acetylcholinesterase), found primarily in the liver where it hydrolyses butyrylcholine.

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The word "pseudocholinesterase" in example sentences

Also unnecessary is pre-ECT screening for a pseudocholinesterase deficiency, which predisposes the patient to prolonged post-ECT apnea resulting from impaired metabolism of succinylcholine. ❋ Michael Alan Taylor (1993)

Prolonged apnea is a rare complication of ECT muscle relaxation that results from a relative deficiency of pseudocholinesterase, the enzyme that degrades succinylcholine. ❋ Michael Alan Taylor (1993)

Patients with deficiency of serum pseudocholinesterase appear to be at particular risk of life threatening cocaine toxicity. ❋ Rajud521 (2010)

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