A description of nerve ?bres that release ACETYLCHOLINE as a NEUROTRANSMITTER.
Pertaining to functions primarily controlled by the parasympathetic nervous system. See PARASYMPATHETIC
adj. 1. describing nerve fibres that release *acetylcholine as a neurotransmitter. 2. describing *receptors at which acetylcholine acts to pass on messages from cholinergic nerve fibres. 3. describing drugs that mimic the actions of acetylcholine (see parasympathomimetic). Compare adrenergic.
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