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Receptors, Nicotinic
Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor; Nicotinic Receptor; Acetylcholine Receptor, Nicotinic; Acetylcholine Receptors, Nicotinic; 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, molecular biology, and biophysical properties of the channels.