1. Myasthenia Gravis is a disease in which the patients have a deficiency of ACh receptors in their skeletal muscles, The result is a weakening of muscle function, How and why would the administartion of an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor (AChEl) improve muscle function in these patients?  2. List and describe the distinctly functions of ATP during muscle contractions.

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1. Myasthenia Gravis is a disease in which the patients have a deficiency of ACh receptors in their skeletal muscles, The result is a weakening of muscle function, How and why would the administartion of an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor (AChEl) improve muscle function in these patients? 

2. List and describe the distinctly functions of ATP during muscle contractions.

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