Acetylcholine

"Acetylcholine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A neurotransmitter found at neuromuscular junctions, autonomic ganglia, parasympathetic effector junctions, a subset of sympathetic effector junctions, and at many sites in the central nervous system.

Descriptor ID	D000109
MeSH Number(s)	D02.092.211.111
Concept/Terms	Acetylcholine Acetylcholine 2-(Acetyloxy)-N,N,N-trimethylethanaminium Acetylcholine L-Tartrate Acetylcholine L-Tartrate Acetylcholine L Tartrate L-Tartrate, Acetylcholine Acetylcholine Perchlorate Acetylcholine Perchlorate Perchlorate, Acetylcholine Acetylcholine Picrate (1:1) Acetylcholine Picrate (1:1) Acetylcholine Picrate Acetylcholine Hydroxide Acetylcholine Hydroxide Hydroxide, Acetylcholine Miochol Miochol Ciba Vision Brand of Acetylcholine Chloride Iolab Brand of Acetylcholine Chloride Bournonville Brand of Acetylcholine Chloride Acetilcolina Cusi Acetilcolina Cusi Cusi, Acetilcolina Alcon Brand of Acetylcholine Chloride Acetylcholine Bromide Acetylcholine Bromide Bromide, Acetylcholine Bromoacetylcholine Acetylcholine Chloride Acetylcholine Chloride Chloroacetylcholine Acetylcholine Fluoride Acetylcholine Fluoride Fluoride, Acetylcholine Acetylcholine Iodide Acetylcholine Iodide Iodide, Acetylcholine Acetylcholine Sulfate (1:1) Acetylcholine Sulfate (1:1)

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Organic Chemicals [D02]
Amines [D02.092]
Biogenic Amines [D02.092.211]
Acetylcholine [D02.092.211.111]

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Bar chart showing 137 publications over 37 distinct years, with a maximum of 9 publications in 2000

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1981	0	4	4
1983	0	2	2
1984	1	0	1
1985	0	2	2
1986	0	2	2
1987	2	0	2
1988	0	1	1
1989	2	1	3
1990	0	1	1
1991	0	2	2
1992	4	4	8
1993	2	5	7
1994	2	3	5
1995	1	4	5
1996	2	3	5
1997	3	5	8
1998	2	2	4
1999	1	3	4
2000	3	6	9
2001	3	2	5
2002	2	1	3
2003	2	4	6
2004	2	4	6
2005	4	4	8
2006	2	3	5
2007	3	0	3
2008	1	2	3
2010	3	2	5
2011	1	0	1
2012	0	2	2
2013	0	2	2
2014	1	0	1
2015	0	1	1
2016	2	1	3
2017	3	1	4
2018	1	2	3
2020	0	1	1

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Madden K, Tasker RC. Measuring Central Cholinergic Inhibition As a Risk Factor for Delirium Remains a Challenge. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2020 06; 21(6):590-591. PMID: 32483024.

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Saw EL, Kakinuma Y, Fronius M, Katare R. The non-neuronal cholinergic system in the heart: A comprehensive review. J Mol Cell Cardiol. 2018 12; 125:129-139. PMID: 30343172.

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Hasselmo ME, Stern CE. A network model of behavioural performance in a rule learning task. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2018 04 19; 373(1744). PMID: 29483357.

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Sung TS, Hwang SJ, Koh SD, Bayguinov Y, Peri LE, Blair PJ, Webb TI, Pardo DM, Rock JR, Sanders KM, Ward SM. The cells and conductance mediating cholinergic neurotransmission in the murine proximal stomach. J Physiol. 2018 05 01; 596(9):1549-1574. PMID: 29430647.

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Carreras I, Aytan N, Mellott T, Choi JK, Lehar M, Crabtree L, Leite-Morris K, Jenkins BG, Blusztajn JK, Dedeoglu A. Anxiety, neuroinflammation, cholinergic and GABAergic abnormalities are early markers of Gulf War illness in a mouse model of the disease. Brain Res. 2018 02 15; 1681:34-43. PMID: 29277710.

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Newman EL, Venditto SJC, Climer JR, Petter EA, Gillet SN, Levy S. Precise spike timing dynamics of hippocampal place cell activity sensitive to cholinergic disruption. Hippocampus. 2017 Oct; 27(10):1069-1082. PMID: 28628945.

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Patel KR, Bai Y, Trieu KG, Barrios J, Ai X. Targeting acetylcholine receptor M3 prevents the progression of airway hyperreactivity in a mouse model of childhood asthma. FASEB J. 2017 Oct; 31(10):4335-4346. PMID: 28619712.

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Howe WM, Gritton HJ, Lusk NA, Roberts EA, Hetrick VL, Berke JD, Sarter M. Acetylcholine Release in Prefrontal Cortex Promotes Gamma Oscillations and Theta-Gamma Coupling during Cue Detection. J Neurosci. 2017 Mar 22; 37(12):3215-3230. PMID: 28213446.

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Dannenberg H, Hinman JR, Hasselmo ME. Potential roles of cholinergic modulation in the neural coding of location and movement speed. J Physiol Paris. 2016 09; 110(1-2):52-64. PMID: 27677935.

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Kondabolu K, Roberts EA, Bucklin M, McCarthy MM, Kopell N, Han X. Striatal cholinergic interneurons generate beta and gamma oscillations in the corticostriatal circuit and produce motor deficits. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016 May 31; 113(22):E3159-68. PMID: 27185924.

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