Acetylcholine is the neurotransmitter in the cholinergic neurons. What is the precursor that acetylcholine is derived from?
Correct Answer: Choline
Description: The conversion of choline by CAT (choline acetyltransferase) is responsible for conveing choline to acetylcholine. Likewise, the conversion of acetylcholine back to choline is by ACH-ase (acetylcholine esterase). CAT ACh-ase Choline ----> Acetylcholine ----------> Choline
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