acetylcholine

Definitions of acetylcholine
  1. noun
    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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    neurotransmitter
    a neurochemical that transmits nerve impulses across a synapse
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