Acetylcholine: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	ACh

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Diagram showing the organization of the autonomic nervous system, with labeled pathways for parasympathetic and sympathetic nerves, highlighting synapses, neurotransmitters like acetylcholine and norepinephrine, and their receptor types.

Ligand-gated ion channel: nicotinic acetylcholine receptor

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Otto Loewi

German-American pharmacologist

Sir Henry Dale, 1956

Sir Henry Dale

British physiologist

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Sir Bernard Katz

British physiologist