Pregnant women suffering from the common cold can be reassured about the safety of short-term use of OTC cold medications. These drugs, however, should not be used indiscriminately or for extended periods of time. In addition, use should be confined to only those products that are appropriate for the symptoms.
Acetylcholine (ACh) is a common neurotransmitter secreted by a variety of neurons. It binds to two different receptors-Ionotropic (fast) nicotinic receptors and metabotropic (slow) muscarinic receptors. 1  role in central nervous system. 2  role in peripheral nervous system. 3  receptors and signaling. 4  agonists and antagonists.
Neurotransmitters are endogenous chemicals that transmit signals from a neuron to a target cell across a synapse . Although some neurons produce and release only one kind of neurotransmitter, most of the neurons make two or more and may release all or one of them at given time.