Acetylcholine: Difference between revisions

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==The cholinergic system==

Acetylcholine acts as a neurotransmitter in both the peripheral nervous system (PNS) and central nervous system (CNS). Acetylcholine is also one of many neurotransmitters in the autonomic nervous system (ANS) and is the only neurotransmitter used in the motor division of the somatic nervous system (sensory neurons use glutamate and various peptides at their synapses). It functions as both a neurotransmitter and a neuromodulator. The cholinergic areas of the brain have distinct critical functions which some of them are; attention, memory (long and short term), motivation, and arousal.<ref>Kapalka, George M. (2010). "Substances Involved in Neurotransmission". Nutritional and Herbal Therapies for Children and Adolescents. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fb978-0-12-374927-7.00004-2</ref>

Acetylcholine acts as a neurotransmitter in both the peripheral nervous system (PNS) and central nervous system (CNS). Acetylcholine is also one of many neurotransmitters in the autonomic nervous system (ANS) and is the only neurotransmitter used in the motor division of the somatic nervous system (sensory neurons use glutamate and various peptides at their synapses). It functions as both a neurotransmitter and a neuromodulator. The cholinergic areas of the brain have distinct critical functions which some of them are; attention, memory (long- and short term), motivation, and arousal.<ref>Kapalka, George M. (2010). "Substances Involved in Neurotransmission". Nutritional and Herbal Therapies for Children and Adolescents. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fb978-0-12-374927-7.00004-2</ref>

===Drugs targeting the cholinergic system===

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 ==The cholinergic system==
-Acetylcholine acts as a neurotransmitter in both the peripheral nervous system (PNS) and central nervous system (CNS). Acetylcholine is also one of many neurotransmitters in the autonomic nervous system (ANS) and is the only neurotransmitter used in the motor division of the somatic nervous system (sensory neurons use glutamate and various peptides at their synapses). It functions as both a neurotransmitter and a neuromodulator. The cholinergic areas of the brain have distinct critical functions which some of them are; attention, memory (long and short term), motivation, and arousal.<ref>Kapalka, George M. (2010). "Substances Involved in Neurotransmission". Nutritional and Herbal Therapies for Children and Adolescents. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fb978-0-12-374927-7.00004-2</ref>
+Acetylcholine acts as a neurotransmitter in both the peripheral nervous system (PNS) and central nervous system (CNS). Acetylcholine is also one of many neurotransmitters in the autonomic nervous system (ANS) and is the only neurotransmitter used in the motor division of the somatic nervous system (sensory neurons use glutamate and various peptides at their synapses). It functions as both a neurotransmitter and a neuromodulator. The cholinergic areas of the brain have distinct critical functions which some of them are; attention, memory (long- and short term), motivation, and arousal.<ref>Kapalka, George M. (2010). "Substances Involved in Neurotransmission". Nutritional and Herbal Therapies for Children and Adolescents. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fb978-0-12-374927-7.00004-2</ref>
 ===Drugs targeting the cholinergic system===