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nouna neurotransmitter that is a derivative of choline; released at the ends of nerve fibers in the somatic and parasympathetic nervous systemstype of:
Definition that contains acetylcholine
- cholinesterase an enzyme that hydrolyses acetylcholine (into choline and acetic acid)
- anticholinergic inhibiting or blocking the action of acetylcholine at a receptor site
- anticholinergic a substance that opposes or blocks the action of acetylcholine
- myasthenia a chronic progressive disease characterized by chronic fatigue and muscular weakness (especially in the face and neck); caused by a deficiency of acetylcholine at the neuromuscular junctions
- cholinergic releasing or activated by acetylcholine or a related compound
- anticholinergic drug a substance that opposes or blocks the action of acetylcholine
- myasthenia gravis a chronic progressive disease characterized by chronic fatigue and muscular weakness (especially in the face and neck); caused by a deficiency of acetylcholine at the neuromuscular junctions
- loewi United States pharmacologist (born in Germany) who was the first to show that acetylcholine is produced at the junction between a parasympathetic nerve and a muscle (1873-1961)
- otto loewi United States pharmacologist (born in Germany) who was the first to show that acetylcholine is produced at the junction between a parasympathetic nerve and a muscle (1873-1961)