The muscle weakness associated with myasthenia gravis reflects
A) too many ACh receptors on cardiac muscles.
B) reduced ACh function in the basal forebrain.
C) loss of ACh receptors on skeletal muscles.
D) reduced ACh function in the dorsolateral pons.
E) an enhanced release of glycine onto spinal cord motoneurons.
Answer: C
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