Cholinesterases and their significance in the etiology, diagnosisi, and therapy of Alzheimer´s disease.

Abstract

Cholinesterases are important animal enzymes with various biological functions. They are the main target of the most drugs used as the Alzheimer ´s disease therapy.

Keywords

• acetylcholinesterase
• butyrylcholinesterase
• Alzheimer´s disease
• cholinesterase inhibitors
• cholinergic hypothesis
• cognition