phenserine

P3H4E1N1S1E1R1I1N1E1

noun

A physostigmine analog (N-phenylcarbamoyleseroline, 1,2,3,3a,8,8a-hexahydro-1,3a,8-trimethyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]indol-5-ol phenylcarbamate) that inhibits acetylcholinesterase

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Meanings

nounphenserine (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA physostigmine analog (N-phenylcarbamoyleseroline, 1,2,3,3a,8,8a-hexahydro-1,3a,8-trimethyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]indol-5-ol phenylcarbamate) that inhibits acetylcholinesterase

    The patient was diagnosed with AD, treated with phenserine and rivastigmine (cholinesterase inhibitors) and underwent 18 F-FDG PET.

    2015 July 2, Laetitia Lemoine et al., “Visualization of regional tau deposits using 3H-THK5117 in Alzheimer brain tissue”, in Acta Neuropathologica Communications, volume 3, →DOI
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