Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, or nAChRs, are receptor polypeptides that respond to the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. Nicotinic receptors also respond...
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CMS. Nicotinic agonist Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M5 Adrenergic receptor "Reference...
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Muscarinic receptors are so named because they are more sensitive to muscarine than to nicotine. Their counterparts are nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs)...
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compound found in the mushroom Amanita muscaria; nicotine is found in tobacco. Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors are ligand-gated ion channels permeable to...
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A nicotinic antagonist is a type of anticholinergic drug that inhibits the action of acetylcholine (ACh) at nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. These compounds...
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Muscarinic agonist (redirect from Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor agonist)
antagonist Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor Nicotinic agonist Nicotinic antagonist Broadley, Kenneth J.; Kelly, David R. (2001-02-28). "Muscarinic Receptor Agonists...
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A nicotinic agonist is a drug that mimics the action of acetylcholine (ACh) at nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs). The nAChR is named for its affinity...
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The alpha-4 beta-2 nicotinic receptor, also known as the α4β2 receptor, is a type of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor implicated in learning, consisting...
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Anticholinergic (redirect from Acetylcholine receptor antagonist)
binding of ACh to muscarinic acetylcholine receptors; such agents do not antagonize the binding at nicotinic acetylcholine receptors at the neuromuscular junction...
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beta-4 nicotinic receptor, also known as the α3β4 receptor and the ganglion-type nicotinic receptor, is a type of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor, consisting...
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The alpha-7 nicotinic receptor, also known as the α7 receptor, is a type of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor implicated in long-term memory, consisting...
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Parasympathomimetic drug (redirect from Acetylcholine receptor agonist)
stimulating the nicotinic or muscarinic receptors. Choline esters Acetylcholine (all acetylcholine receptors) Bethanechol (M3 receptors) Carbachol (all...
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withdrawal symptoms. Nicotine acts as a receptor agonist at most nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs), except at two nicotinic receptor subunits (nAChRα9...
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The neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-5, or alpha-5 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α5 nAChR) also known as the α5 receptor is a type of...
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release acetylcholine (ACh), a small molecule neurotransmitter, which diffuses across the synaptic cleft and binds to nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs)...
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the MWC model, the identification and purification of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor and the theory of epigenesis by synapse selection are also...
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Muscarinic antagonist (redirect from Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist)
reviewed. Anticholinergic Muscarinic agonist Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor Nicotinic agonist Nicotinic antagonist Parasympatholytic "Hyoscyamine Subs...
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particular receptor is referred to as its endogenous ligand. E.g. the endogenous ligand for the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor is acetylcholine, but it...
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Cholinergic (redirect from Receptors, cholinergic)
GABAergic Glutamatergic Moly (herb) Nootropic Racetam Serotonergic Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor Vardanyan, R.S.; Hruby, V.J. (2006). "Cholinomimetics". Synthesis...
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relaxants inhibit neuron transmission to muscle by blocking the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. What they have in common, and is necessary for their effect...
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Cotinine (category Nicotinic agonists)
never marketed. Similarly to nicotine, cotinine binds to, activates, and desensitizes neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, though at much lower potency...
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muscarinic acetylcholine receptor, also known as cholinergic/acetylcholine receptor M3, or the muscarinic 3, is a muscarinic acetylcholine receptor encoded...
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CHRNA7 (redirect from Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor alpha7)
this gene is a subunit of certain nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAchR). The nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are members of a superfamily...
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The alpha-3 beta-2 nicotinic receptor, also known as the α3β2 receptor, is a type of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor, consisting of α3 and β2 subunits...
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The human muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M5, encoded by the CHRM5 gene, is a member of the G protein-coupled receptor superfamily of integral membrane...
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Varenicline (category Nicotinic agonists)
treatment of dry eye syndrome. It is a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor partial agonist. When activated, this receptor releases dopamine in the nucleus accumbens...
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junction which results from antibodies that block or destroy nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (AChR) at the junction between the nerve and muscle. This...
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Ganglionic blocker (category Nicotinic antagonists)
autonomic nervous system, often by acting as a nicotinic receptor antagonist. Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors are found on skeletal muscle, but also within...
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acetylcholine activating nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and leading to muscle contraction. Atropine only blocks muscarinic acetylcholine receptors...
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nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs), the kappa-bungarotoxin family with neuronal nAChRs, and muscarinic toxins with muscarinic acetylcholine receptors...
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