id | GO:0008291   Detailed information
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  name | acetylcholine metabolic process
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  namespace | biological_process
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  def | "The chemical reactions and pathways involving acetylcholine, the acetic acid ester of the organic base choline. Acetylcholine is a major neurotransmitter and neuromodulator both in the central and peripheral nervous systems. It also acts as a paracrine signal in various non-neural tissues." [GOC:jl, GOC:nln, ISBN:0192800752]
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  synonym | "acetylcholine metabolism" EXACT []
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  is_a | GO:0042133 ! neurotransmitter metabolic process
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  is_a | GO:0042439 ! ethanolamine-containing compound metabolic process
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