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which disorder is degenerative and caused in part by a deficiency of the neurotranmitter acetylcholine?​

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Acetylcholine is the most abundant neurotransmitter (molecule that sends signals from 1 nerve cell to another) in the body. One major function of acetylcholine is found at neuromuscular junctions. Here is transmits signal from a neuron to a muscle cell and is therefore responsible for initiating muscle contraction.

Not quite sure if you're given any answer choices, but here are some diseases that have been linked to having a deficiency with this neurotransmitter:

Parkinson's

Huntington

Alzheimer's

Myasthenia gravis (characterized by muscle weakness and fatigue)

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