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acetylcholine receptors

proteins which act to bind ACETYLCHOLINE at the cell surface. See CHOLINERGIC.

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Differential presynaptic and postsynaptic expression of m1-m4 muscarinic acetylcholine receptors at the perforant pathway/granule cell synapse.

Muscarinic M1 and M2 receptors, fasting and seizure development in animals/M1 ve M2 muskarinik reseptorler, aclik ve hayvanlarda nobet gelisimi

The muscarinic acetylcholine receptors are drug targets for neurodegenerative diseases.

Polymorphisms in the Cholinergic Receptors Muscarinic (CHRM2 and CHRM3) Genes and Alzheimer's Disease

Selective ligand behaviors provide new insights into agonist activation of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. ACS Chem.

Pharmacological Disruption of Sea Urchin Tube Foot Motility and Behavior

Noncompetitive functional inhibition at diverse, human nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subtypes by bupropion, phencyclidine, and ibogaine.

Development of Hyperprolactinemia Induced by the Addition of Bupropion to Venlafaxine XR Treatment/Venlafaksin XR Tedavisine Bupropion Eklenmesiyle Gelisen Hiperprolaktinemi Olgusu

Mark, "Identification and localization of muscarinic acetylcholine receptor proteins in brain with subtype-specific antibodies," Journal of Neuroscience, vol.

In Vivo and In Vitro Characteristics of Radiolabeled Vesamicol Analogs as the Vesicular Acetylcholine Transporter Imaging Agents

Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors. As GABAA receptors, nicotinic ACh receptors (nAChRs) belong to the "Cysloop" superfamily of LICs.

Palmitoylation as a Functional Regulator of Neurotransmitter Receptors

Cellular signaling mechanisms for muscarinic acetylcholine receptors. Receptors Channels.

Chronic ingestion of bisphenol A decreases the cholinergically evoked and spontaneous contractions of rat uterus in vitro

However, the fact that atropine, an antagonist of muscarinic acetylcholine receptors (18), did not modify the direct vasorelaxation produced by clobenzorex on rat aortic segments excludes the possible involvement of stimulation of muscarinic acetylcholine receptors in the vasodilator responses produced by this appetite suppressant drug.

Possible mechanisms involved in the vasorelaxant effect produced by clobenzorex in aortic segments of rats

They bind to acetylcholine receptors at the motor end plate thus affecting neurotransmission (Warell, 1998) and producing nervous clinical signs.

Therapeutic Management of Cobra Envenomation in a Goat

We provide evidence that the effect of CCL3 is mediated via CCR1 and calcium-independent phospholipase A2 (iPLA2), release of a soluble small mediator and nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChR) containing subunits a7 and a9.

Chemokines (CCL3, CCL4, and CCL5) Inhibit ATP-Induced Release of IL-1[beta] by Monocytic Cells

The sequences of primers were used in the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using synthetic primers specific to choline acetyltransferase (ChAT), acetylcholine esterase (AChE), muscarinic acetylcholine receptors (Mj mAChR and [M.sub.2] mAChR), and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) as follows:

Amelioration of Scopolamine-Induced Learning and Memory Impairment by [alpha]-Pinene in C57BL/6 Mice

Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors are pentameric, ligand-gated ion channels expressed in the central and peripheral nervous systems as well as at the neuromuscular junction, implicated in acetylcholine signaling [7, 8].

[alpha]7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Stimulation Attenuates Neuroinflammation through JAK2-STAT3 Activation in Murine Models of Intracerebral Hemorrhage