What is the specific role of acetylcholine in a skeletal muscle contraction? Describe the general functions of the nervous system. Describe the structure of a neuromuscular junction and explain its role in the control of muscle function. What are the functions of somatic receptors and sensory pathwa...
Acetylcholine (ACh) is an important neurotransmitter in the brain which has a role in how you pay attention, learn and remember. ACh cells are located within collections of nuclei within your brainstem and midbrain such as nucleus basalis, the septum, the substantia innominata, the diagonal ban...
What does the neurotransmitter acetylcholine do? What is an example of a neurotransmitter? What are agonist and antagonist neurotransmitters? What neurotransmitter plays the biggest role in addiction? What neurotransmitter is released at a neuromuscular junction?
Describe the role of acetylcholine at the ganglia. What are the physiological functions of epidermal ridges or fingerprints? Calcium salts form the bulk of the inorganic material in bone. What is the function of the calcium salts? In which organs would chemical digestion of the fried ch...
One of the central functions of acetylcholine is to trigger muscle movements, which it does by stimulating the synapses where the nervous system connects to the muscular system (neuromuscular junctions, or “NMJs”) [3]. However, this role is not just limited to controlling the muscles that mo...
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a disease with autoimmune etiology. The main pathomechanism is related to the production of antibodies against nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (AChR) located in the postsynaptic membrane. The present study is set to compare the serum level of interleukin-33 (IL-33)/...
Increase in nicotine pouch (NP) users, particularly among the young, is a matter of concern requiring a comprehensive understanding of its short- and long-term oral health implications. The objective of this research was to systematically review potentia
This is the main place where we get colonized by thousands of different species of bacteria, and also viruses and fungi, which are kind of the ‘dark matter’ of the microbiota. In the brain-gut-microbiota axis, goings-on in the brain influence the way the gut works, including the ...
Gastric acid, gastric juice, or stomach acid, is a digestive fluid formed within the stomach lining. With a pH between 1 and 3, gastric acid plays a key role
What is the role of the protein dystrophin in normal muscle function and in DMD? What is the role of actin in muscle contraction? What are the main functions of muscle tissue? What is the specific role of acetylcholine in a skeletal muscle contraction?