title: Acetylcholine.
abstract: This article traces the development of knowledge about the physiology and pharmacology of acetylcholine and its receptors between 1930 and 2005, with emphasis on contributions by members of the British Pharmacological Society, and by other British pharmacologists and physiologists.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT. d.a.brown@ucl.ac.uk
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000109:Acetylcholine / Q000266:history* / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents / Q000266:history* / Q000502:physiology; D011950:Receptors, Cholinergic / Q000266:history / Q000502:physiology; D012958:Societies, Scientific / Q000266:history; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents; D011950:Receptors, Cholinergic; D000109:Acetylcholine