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negative regulation of acetylcholine metabolic process

^ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0060410


Any process that decreases the rate, frequency or extent of 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:dph GOC:tb ]