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Cholinergic, Headache and Migraine Glossary

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Definition: Releasing or activated by acetylcholine or a related compound.
Common Misspellings: colinergic, cholonergic
Examples: A growing body of preliminary data suggests that Botox may have more widespread effects that pharmacologically go beyond its effects on cholinergic motor nerve fibers.
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