Nicotinic receptors

A subtype of cholinergic receptor specifically responsive to nicotine.


Specialized cells within the central nervous system that are sensitive to the level of nicotine in body tissues.


A cholinergic receptor found at the neuromuscular junction on skeletal muscle and in the autonomic ganglia, which responds to nicotine and nicotine-like drugs.


A primary class of cholinergic receptors, named according to their affinity for nicotine, as well as certain other cholinergic agonists and antagonists.


 


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