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acetylcholine

acetylcholine
Zelfstandig naamwoord
    • a neurotransmitter that is a derivative of choline; released at the ends of nerve fibers in the somatic and parasympathetic nervous systems

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    Voorbeeldzinnen

    1. acetylcholine chloride
    2. It also inhibits the action of acetylcholine at the postganglionic nerve endings of the parasympathetic nervous system.
    3. Discussion of the specific advantages: betanechol is a muscarinic cholinergic agonist that stimulates acetylcholine receptors on gastrointestinal smooth muscles, causing them to contract.
    4. Discussion of the specific advantages: Metoclopramide is a substituted benzamide with several mechanisms of action: (1) it is a dopamine receptor antagonist; (2) it augments the release of acetylcholine from intrinsic cholinergic neurons and (3) it has adrenergic blocking activity.