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Ch. 19 - Pathogenic Gram-Positive Bacteria
Bauman - Microbiology with Diseases by Taxonomy 6th Edition
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Capitolo 19, Problema 2

Label acetylcholine. Color the sites of action of botulism toxin on a nerve cell.
Diagram of a nerve cell synapse showing acetylcholine release and botulism toxin action sites on neuron and muscle membranes.

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Identify acetylcholine as a neurotransmitter that is released from the presynaptic terminal of a motor neuron to stimulate muscle contraction by binding to receptors on the postsynaptic muscle cell membrane.
Label acetylcholine molecules in the synaptic cleft, which is the space between the presynaptic nerve terminal and the postsynaptic muscle cell membrane.
Understand that botulism toxin acts by preventing the release of acetylcholine from the presynaptic nerve terminal, thereby blocking nerve signal transmission to the muscle.
Color the presynaptic nerve terminal, specifically the synaptic vesicles and the membrane fusion machinery (such as SNARE proteins), as the sites of action where botulism toxin inhibits acetylcholine release.
Optionally, indicate that the postsynaptic receptors for acetylcholine remain unaffected by botulism toxin, emphasizing that the toxin's effect is presynaptic.

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