Abstract
Atropine and ipratropium bromide are anticholinergic drugs which act by comĀpetitive inhibition of acetylcholine at parasympathetic muscarinic receptors. Antagonism at nicotinic receptors is only seen with very high doses.
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Tattersfield, A.E., McNicol, M.W. (1987). Antimuscarinic Drugs. In: Respiratory Disease. Treatment in Clinical Medicine. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3132-8_16
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