The acetylcholine nicotinic receptor is an ionic channel whose aperture is directly controlled
by acetylcholine. It is a key molecule in the chemical communication between nerve cells …

The nicotinic receptor at the nerve muscle synapse of vertebrates mediates the fast synaptic
actions of the chemical transmitter acetylcholine. This receptor was the first ligand-gated …

Advances in our understanding of the structure, function and distribution of nicotinic
acetylcholine receptors in the CNS have provided the impetus for new studies examining the …

Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (AChRs) mediate chemical communication in many parts of
the body, including neuromuscular junctions, autonomic ganglia and several areas of the …

Cloning studies suggest that there are at least five types of nicofinic receptor with different
amino acid sequences. David Colquhoun and colleagues discuss pharmacological …

Recent molecular, immunologic, and physiological studies have revealed that wide variety
of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors exist in the nervous system of vertebrates. Nicotinic …

Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors(AChR) mediate chemical communication at synapses in
many parts of the nervous system of vertebrates, including neuromuscular junctions …

Among the different types of receptors for neurotransmitters, nicotinic acetyl choline
receptors were the first to be studied systematically; at present they are very well …

Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors on neurons are part of a gene family that includes nicotinic
acetylcholine receptors on skeletal muscles and neuronal αbungarotoxin-binding proteins …

L angley 1 postu! ated the exis-tence of a receptive substance'for nicotine in skeletal muscle,
which could mediate the effects of nicotine on muscle contraction. It took decades of work to …