nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChR, also known as "ionotropic" acetylcholine receptors) are particularly responsive to nicotinemuscarinic acetylcholine receptors (mAChR, also known as "metabotropic" acetylcholine receptors) are particularly responsive to muscarine.Nicotinic and muscarinic are two main kinds of "cholinergic" receptors.
Atropine does not only block nicotinic receptors but also acetylcholine at muscarinic receptors
Acetylcholine (ACh) receptors are protein molecules on the surface of cells that bind to acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter in the nervous system. These receptors are involved in transmitting signals between nerve cells and muscle cells, and are crucial for various physiological processes such as muscle contraction, heart rate regulation, and memory functions. There are different types of ACh receptors, including nicotinic and muscarinic receptors, each having distinct roles and locations in the body.
Curare is a competitive inhibitor of acetylcholine. It fights with acetycholine for postsynaptic receptors.
The neurotransmitter is called acetylcholine. Cholinergic receptors are of two kinds: nicotinic receptors, which are situated in striated muscles and muscarinic receptors, which are situated in parasympathetically innervated structures.
Muscarinic receptors bind acetylcholine, which is a neurotransmitter in the parasympathetic nervous system. Activation of muscarinic receptors leads to various physiological responses in organs and tissues innervated by parasympathetic neurons.
The receptors found on the end of the motor end plate are called nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. These receptors respond to the neurotransmitter acetylcholine released from the motor neuron and play a crucial role in initiating muscle contraction.
Sarcolema receptors
nicotinic and muscarinic
Acetylcholine
It functions as an Acetylcholine antagonists. Acetylcholine was the first neurotransmitter to be discovered. A nicotinic antagonist inhibits Acetylcholine's receptors.
The two types of receptors that bind acetylcholine are nicotinic receptors and muscarinic receptors. Nicotinic receptors are ionotropic receptors found at the neuromuscular junction and in the autonomic ganglia, while muscarinic receptors are G-protein coupled receptors found in various organs like the heart, lungs, and digestive system.