nicotinic receptors

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nic·o·tin·ic re·cep·tors

a class of cholinergic receptors on skeletal muscle cells that are linked to ion channels in the cell membrane.

nicotinic receptors

ACETYL CHOLINE receptors that also respond to NICOTINE. These receptors are at nerve-muscle junctions and in the autonomic nervous system.

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In order to verify the subtype of neuronal nicotinic receptor that the peptide acts, PC12 cells were employed and maintained in culture according to Greene et al.

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Nicotinic symptoms develops 12-96 hours after exposure and reflects a prolonged action of acetylcholine on the nicotinic receptors and is characterised by muscular weakness in the ocular, neck, bulbar, proximal limb, and respiratory muscles.