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Acetylcholine is implicated in what two peripheral nerve systems?
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-autonomic nervous system
-skeletal nervous system/neuromuscular junctions |
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Where is acetylcholine synthesized?
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-nuclei in the basal forebrain and brainstem
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What functions is acetylcholine implicated in in the CNS?
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Memory, learning, attention
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Acetylcholine is synthesized from ________ and _________ by the enzyme ___________.
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-acetyl CoA and choline
-choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) |
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Breakdown of acetylcholine is completed by what enzyme?
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Acetylcholinesterase
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Ionotropic cholinergic receptors are called ______________ receptors; metabotropic cholinergic receptors are called _______________ receptors.
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Nicotinic (ionotropic)
Muscarinic (metabotropic) |
