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muscarine receptors
- Subject Category
- S Biological Sciences
- W Physical and Chemical Sciences
- Definition
- Cell surface proteins that bind acetylcholine with high affinity and trigger intracellular changes influencing the behavior of cells. Cholinergic receptors are divided into two major classes, muscarinic and nicotinic, based originally on their affinity for nicotine and muscarine. Each group is further subdivided based on pharmacology, location, mode of action, and/or molecular biology.
- Definition Source
- Medical Subject Headings 2017
- RDF/XML Format:
- http://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/301177.rdf
- Persistent URI:
- http://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/301177
- Used For
- muscarinic acetylcholine receptors
- muscarinic receptors
- Broader Term
- cholinergic receptors
- G-protein coupled receptors
- Related Term
- muscarine
- nicotine
- Spanish
- receptores de muscarina
- Term Number
- 301177