Myasthenia gravis is a disease characterized by a reduction in the number of acetylcholine receptors on skeletal muscles. Which physiological process would be affected? b) What would someone afflicted by this disease experience? c) how my this disease be treated?
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Acetylcholine is a neurotransmitter that is released by motor neurons to stimulate muscle contraction. The reduction in the number of acetylcholine receptors on skeletal muscles would result in a decreased response to acetylcholine, leading to muscle weakness and Show more…
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