Associations to the word «Acetylcholine»

Wiktionary

ACETYLCHOLINE, noun. (neurotransmitter) A neurotransmitter in humans and other animals. It is an ester of acetic acid and choline with chemical formula CH3COOCH2CH2N+(CH3)3.
ACETYLCHOLINE CHLORIDE, noun. (pharmaceutical drug) A parasympathomimetic drug that is rapidly broken down in the body, used for cataract surgery.
ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR, noun. (neuroscience) A feature of neurons that detects the presence of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine as part of neural activity.
ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTORS, noun. Plural of acetylcholine receptor

Dictionary definition

ACETYLCHOLINE, noun. A neurotransmitter that is a derivative of choline; released at the ends of nerve fibers in the somatic and parasympathetic nervous systems.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras