acetylcholine
/uh-seet-l-koh-leen, uh-set-, as-i-tl-/US // əˌsit lˈkoʊ lin, əˌsɛt-, ˌæs ɪ tl- //UK // (ˌæsɪtaɪlˈkəʊliːn, -lɪn) //
乙酰胆碱,乙酰唑啉,乙酰甲状腺素,乙酰乙酰胆碱
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : Biochemistry. the acetic acid ester of choline, C7H17NO3, 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
Examples
It is in my brain and it is at a nerve terminus that the sugar is eventually synthesized to the hormone acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter.
It inactivates an enzyme which controls the transmission of nerve impulses to muscle, acetylcholine esterase.
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