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Acetylcholine
| Name: | Acetylcholine |
| Description: | A neurotransmitter. Acetylcholine in vertebrates is the major transmitter at neuromuscular junctions, autonomic ganglia, parasympathetic effector junctions, a subset of sympathetic effector junctions, and at many sites in the central nervous system. It is generally not used as an administered drug because it is broken down very rapidly by cholinesterases, but it is useful in some ophthalmological applications (MSH). |
| Is part of: | Cholinergic system |
| Has role: | Neurotransmitter |
| Abbreviation: | ACh |
| Super-category: | Biomolecule |
| URL: | MSH |
| Id: | sao185580330 |
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Categories related to Acetylcholine
Acetylcholine Receptor, Alpha 3 Acetylcholine Receptor, Alpha 7 Acetylcholine Receptor, Cholinergic receptor, nicotinic, alpha 5, M1 receptor, M2 receptor, M3 receptor, M4 receptor, M5 receptor, Muscarine, Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-1, Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-10, Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-2, Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-4, Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-6, Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-8, Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-9, Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit beta-1, Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit beta-2, Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit beta-3, Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit beta-4, Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor
Neurons that have Acetylcholine as their neurotransmitter
Abducens nucleus motor neuron, Accessory nucleus motor neuron, Antennal lobe (Honey bee) principal neuron, Antennal lobe (Manduca) principal neuron, Aplysia buccal 15, Aplysia buccal 4, Basalis nucleus cholinergic neuron, Ciliary ganglion cell, Dorsal motor nucleus of vagus motor neuron, Facial nucleus motor neuron, Hypoglossal nucleus motor neuron, Mauthner cell, Neostriatum cholinergic cell, Nucleus ambiguus motor neuron, Spinal cord intermediate horn motor neuron sympathetic, Spinal cord motor neuron parasympathetic, Spinal cord ventral horn interneuron V0C, Spinal cord ventral horn motor neuron, Spinal cord ventral horn motor neuron alpha, Spinal cord ventral horn motor neuron beta, Spinal cord ventral horn motor neuron gamma, Taste bud type 2 cell, Trigeminal nucleus motor neuron
| Abbrev | ACh + |
| CurationStatus | uncurated + |
| DefiningCitation | MSH + |
| Definition | A neurotransmitter. Acetylcholine in verte … A neurotransmitter. Acetylcholine in vertebrates is the major transmitter at neuromuscular junctions, autonomic ganglia, parasympathetic effector junctions, a subset of sympathetic effector junctions, and at many sites in the central nervous system. It is generally not used as an administered drug because it is broken down very rapidly by cholinesterases, but it is useful in some ophthalmological applications (MSH). some ophthalmological applications (MSH). |
| Has role | Neurotransmitter + |
| Id | sao185580330 + |
| Is part of | Cholinergic system + |
| Label | Acetylcholine + |
| ModifiedDate | 22 April 2010 + |
| SuperCategory | Biomolecule + |