At the Neuromuscular Junction, the Neurotransmitter Acetylcholine (ACh) Is Degraded

Multiple Choice

At the neuromuscular junction, the neurotransmitter acetylcholine (ACh) is degraded by acetylcholinesterase. If a neurophysiologist applies the naturally occurring acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, onchidal (produced by the mollusc Onchidella binneyi) , to a synapse, what would you expect to happen?

A) paralysis of muscle tissue
B) convulsions due to constant muscle stimulation
C) decrease in the frequency of action potentials
D) no effect