Receptors, Cholinergic

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.

Year introduced: 1974(1971)

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Tree Number(s): D12.776.543.750.720.360

MeSH Unique ID: D011950

Entry Terms:

• Receptors, ACh
• ACh Receptor
• Receptor, ACh
• Cholinergic Receptor
• Receptor, Cholinergic
• Cholinoceptor
• Acetylcholine Receptor
• Receptor, Acetylcholine
• Acetylcholine Receptors
• Receptors, Acetylcholine
• Cholinoceptive Sites
• Sites, Cholinoceptive
• Cholinoceptors
• ACh Receptors
• Cholinergic Receptors

Previous Indexing:

• Receptors, Drug (1966-1970)
• specific agonist, tissue, or organ affected (1966-1970)

All MeSH Categories
Chemicals and Drugs Category
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
Proteins
Membrane Proteins
Receptors, Cell Surface
Receptors, Neurotransmitter
Receptors, Cholinergic
Receptors, Muscarinic
Receptor, Muscarinic M1
Receptor, Muscarinic M2
Receptor, Muscarinic M3
Receptor, Muscarinic M4
Receptor, Muscarinic M5
Receptors, Nicotinic
alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor