Stem cell therapies and Alzheimer’s disease
Figure 4: N.B. Cholinergic – relating to nerve cells in which acetylcholine acts as a neurotransmitter. A. Normal synapse. Acetylcholine (ACh) is broken into choline and acetic acid by Acetylcholinesterase. (AChE) B. Synapse in Alzheimer’s disease. The neurons are being destroyed, so there are fewer molecules of acetylcholine available. C. The work of Cholinesterase inhibitors, inhibit Acetylcholinesterase, meaning more acetylcholine molecules are available in the synapse. ( Cholinesterase Inhibitors 2018)
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