pseudocholinesterase
English
Etymology
pseudo- + cholinesterase
Noun
pseudocholinesterase (countable and uncountable, plural pseudocholinesterases)
- One of the two types of cholinesterase (the other being acetylcholinesterase), found primarily in the liver where it hydrolyses butyrylcholine.
Synonyms
- acylcholine acylhydrolase
- butyrylcholinesterase
- plasma cholinesterase