Receptor
nicotinic receptor
Subclass of:
Cysteine Loop Ligand-Gated Ion Channel Receptors; Cholinergic Receptors
Definitions related to nicotinic receptors:
  • Classic ligand-gated ion channel receptor type, where binding of ligand (acetylcholine) to transmembrane protein oligomer causes channel to open, permitting ion (sodium and potassium) flux and depolarization.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (receptors, nicotinic) One of the two major classes of cholinergic receptors. Nicotinic receptors were originally distinguished by their preference for NICOTINE over MUSCARINE. They are generally divided into muscle-type and neuronal-type (previously ganglionic) based on pharmacology, and subunit composition of the receptors.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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