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nicotinic receptor

nicotinic receptor A nicotinic receptor is one of the two main kinds of cholinergic receptor.

A nicotinic receptor is one of the two main kinds of cholinergic receptor. It was originally identified by responding more to nicotine than to muscarine, and it is commonly grouped into muscle-type and neuronal-type forms based on its pharmacology and receptor subunits.

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Drafting source: U.S. National Library of Medicine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), 2026 descriptor edition. “Receptors, Nicotinic” (D011978).
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