AcetylCHoline

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
ACH
Pronunciation
/əˌsɛtəlˈkoʊlin/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Physiology

Examples in Context

  1. Anticholinesterases increase the concentration of acetylcholine available at the muscarinic cholinergic receptors as well as the nicotinic cholinergic receptors.
  2. The role of acetylcholine in the brain is not a new area of research.
  3. In vertebrates including frogs and humans, nerves communicate with muscles by releasing a neurotransmitter called acetylcholine.
  4. Inhibiting or blocking the action of acetylcholine at a receptor site.
  5. To examine the effect of ACh, the researchers looked at the brain's nicotinic acetylcholine receptors ( nAChR ), to which ACh binds to stimulate neural activity.

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