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acetylcholine receptors

proteins which act to bind ACETYLCHOLINE at the cell surface. See CHOLINERGIC.

acetylcholine

the acetic acid ester of choline, normally present in many parts of the body and having important physiological functions. It is a neurotransmitter at cholinergic synapses in the central, sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems. It is not used clinically but it is the classical cholinergic agonist. Abbreviated ACh.
acetylcholine receptors
structures located at the endorgans, e.g. at the skeletal muscle fibers. The myofibers are stimulated to contract by the interaction of acetylcholine with acetylcholine receptors which are located on the motor end plate or postsynaptic sarcolemma. See also neuromuscular junction.
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