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acetylcholine Biochem.|ˈæsɪtɪlˈkɒlaɪn| [f. acetyl + choline.] The acetyl ester of choline, C7H17O3N, a chemical secreted at the ends of many nerve-fibres.
1906Brit. Med. Jrnl. 22 Dec. 1789/2 Acetyl-choline, the first of this series, is a substance of extraordinary physiological activity. 1933Jrnl. Physiol. LXXIX. 255 The only choline ester which has hitherto been isolated in a chemically pure state from animal tissues is acetylcholine, which was found to be present in large quantities in the spleens of horses and oxen. 1944Ann. Reg. 1943 353 The electrical and chemical theories of transmission of nerve impulses may be reconciled by the discovery that acetylcholine is an essential link in the generation of the electrical changes recorded during activity. |