Etymology
Origin of muscarinic
Example Sentences
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The active chemicals from this plant block the muscarinic receptors in the iris and allow the pupil to dilate, which is considered attractive because it makes the eyes appear larger.
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The target cells will have adrenergic and muscarinic receptors.
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The postganglionic connections to sweat glands in the skin and blood vessels supplying skeletal muscle are, however, exceptions; those fibers release ACh onto muscarinic receptors.
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There are several types of muscarinic receptors, M1–M5, but the drugs are not usually specific to the specific types.
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The postganglionic parasympathetic fibers also release ACh, but the receptors on their targets are muscarinic receptors, which are G protein–coupled receptors and do not exclusively cause depolarization of the postsynaptic membrane.
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