In a serendipitous discovery, UC San Diego researchers using cryo-EM technology captured the first visualizations of the 3-D structure of the muscle acetylcholine receptor in fetal and adult muscles.

Cicardo and Moglia recently announced in NATURE 1 that, after injecting acetylcholine into the sciatic artery of a toad, “the contracture of the muscles is accompanied by an increase in the ...

New treatments for nicotine addiction and certain muscular diseases may soon take a step forward, thanks in part to research on a tiny, bacteria-eating worm found in soil around the world. New ...

The connections between the nervous system and muscles develop differently across the kingdom of life. It takes newborn humans roughly a year to develop the proper muscular systems that support the ...

WE have recently carried out some experiments on the form of the contraction given by the gastrocnemius muscle of a winter frog 1 in response to a single electrical stimulus. In certain circumstances, ...

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Acetylcholine is a chemical messenger, or neurotransmitter, that plays an important role in brain and muscle function. Imbalances in acetylcholine are linked with chronic conditions, such as Alzheimer ...