Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor
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nicotinic-acetylcholine-receptor-204-5220555
title:
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor
text:
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, or nAChRs, are receptor polypeptides that respond to the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. Nicotinic receptors also respond to drugs such as the agonist nicotine. They are found in the central and peripheral nervous system, muscle, and many other tissues of many organisms. At the neuromuscular junction they are the primary receptor in muscle for motor nerve-muscle communication that controls muscle contraction. In the peripheral nervous system: (1) they transmit
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encyclopedia
description:
Acetylcholine receptors named for their selective binding of nicotine
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicotinic_acetylcholine_receptor
date created:
2004-06-22T12:13:24Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T03:19:00Z
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