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Acetylcholine

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Acetylcholine is a neurotransmitter in cholinergic nerves which acts on muscarinic or nicotinic cholinoceptors.

Nicotinic Receptors

Muscarinic Receptors

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(2004). Acetylcholine. In: Encyclopedic Reference of Molecular Pharmacology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-29832-0_10

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