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Acetylcholine Flashcards

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Acetylcholine category

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Amine

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Acetylcholine receptors

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  • Nicotinic: fast short lasting action
  • Muscarinic: slow longlasting action, also metabotropic
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Acetylcholine function

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  1. Enhance LTP and learning
  2. Selective attention
  3. Neuronal oscillations
  4. Neuromuscular junctions
  5. Parasympathetic NS
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Disorders regarding Ach

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  1. Alzheimers: degeneration of Ach nuclei in basal forebrain
  2. Myasthenia Gravis: antibodies against Ach receptors
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Ach synthesis area

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  1. Medial septum
  2. Diagonal band of Broca
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Ach projection areas

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  1. Basal forebrain: cerebral cortex
  2. Pontomesenchephalotegmental complex: thalamus
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