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CHOLINERGIC NEURON [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
CONT

... the autonomic nervous system's chemical organization is relatively simple: most of its constituent nerve cells [or neurons] secrete either acetylcholine or norepinephrine (noradrenalin): they are respectively termed cholinergic or adrenergic.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
DEF

Neurone qui libère de l'acétylcholine (un neuromédiateur)lorsqu'il est excité.

OBS

[...] l'organisation chimique du système nerveux autonome est relativement simple: la plupart des cellules nerveuses [ou neurones] qui le constituent sécrètent soit de l'acétylcholine, soit de la noradrénaline: elles sont respectivement qualifiées de cholinergiques et d'adrénergiques.

Spanish

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