Receptors, Nicotinic
Synonyms
Acetylcholine Receptor, Nicotinic
Acetylcholine Receptors, Nicotinic
Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor
Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors
Nicotinic Receptor
Nicotinic Receptors
Receptor, Nicotinic
Receptor, Nicotinic Acetylcholine
Receptors, Nicotinic Acetylcholine
One of the two major classes of cholinergic receptors. Nicotinic receptors were originally distinguished by their preference for NICOTINE over MUSCARINE. They are generally divided into muscle-type and neuronal-type (previously ganglionic) based on pharmacology, and subunit composition of the receptors.