What happens when you inhibit acetylcholinesterase?
Similarly, you may ask, what would happen if acetylcholinesterase is inhibited? If acetylcholinesterase activity is inhibited, the synaptic concentration of acetylcholine will remain higher than normal. If this inhibition is irreversible, as in the case of exposure to many nerve gases and some pesticides, sweating, bronchial constriction, convulsions, paralysis, and possibly death can occur.