Acetylcholine
Biochemistry. the acetic acid ester of , C 7 H 17 NO 3 , released and hydrolyzed during nerve conduction and causing muscle action by transmitting nerve impulses across synapses.
Pharmacology. this substance used in its chloride form in eye surgery.
Abbreviation: ACh.
Historical Examples
It inactivates an enzyme which controls the transmission of nerve impulses to muscle, acetylcholine esterase.
Smithsonian Institution – United States National Museum – Bulletin 240 Anonymous
noun
a chemical substance secreted at the ends of many nerve fibres, esp in the autonomic nervous system, and responsible for the transmission of nervous impulses. Formula: CH3CO2(CH2)2N (CH3)3+
acetylcholine a·ce·tyl·cho·line (ə-sēt’l-kō’lēn’)
n.
Abbr. Ach
A white crystalline derivative of choline that is released at the ends of nerve fibers in the somatic and parasympathetic nervous systems and is involved in the transmission of nerve impulses in the body.
acetylcholine
(ə-sēt’l-kō’lēn’)
A substance that is released at the junction between neurons and skeletal muscle fibers, at the nerve endings of the parasympathetic nervous system, and across synapses in the central nervous system, where it acts as a neurotransmitter. Chemical formula: C7H16NO2.
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