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fenix001 [56]
3 years ago
14

Explain why the production of antibodies that attack acetylcholine receptors causes muscle

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1 answer:
horrorfan [7]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

The binding of acetylcholine to its receptor activates the muscle and causes a muscle contraction. In myasthenia gravis, antibodies (immune proteins produced by the body's immune system) block, alter, or destroy the receptors for acetylcholine at the neuromuscular junction, which prevents the muscle from contracting

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