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0 pointsjey12y ago0 comments

No, it's primarily an adenosine antagonist.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caffeine#Mechanism_of_action

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derefr12y ago· 1 in thread

Right, that's why I said "effectively": caffeine inhibits adenosine from inhibiting cholinesterase (which itself inhibits acetylcholine.) Isn't biology fun?

jeyOP12y ago

That may be true, but the difference is that caffeine doesn't inhibit cholinesterase across the board.

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