Like some of the chemical weapons, biological weapons may also be useful as area denial weapons. These agents may be lethal or non-lethal, and may be targeted against a single individual, a group of people, or even an entire population.
Acetylcholine is a chemical messenger, a neurotransmitter, released by nerve cells in many parts of the peripheral nervous system. It controls the contraction of all skeletal or voluntary muscles, for instance. It also affects the contraction of smooth and cardiac muscle.
Acetylcholine is a key neurotransmitter acting on a wide number of functions and tissues. This figure shows the three main locations of acetylcholine receptors: CNS receptors (muscarinic and nicotinic): cholinergic neurotransmission at the CNS level is thought to regulate sleep, wakefulness, and memory.