Nicotinic

... In an extreme cases, the cholinesterase would simply block the nerve impulse, having similar effects to those of specific inhibitors of the nicotinic and muscarinic acetylcholine receptors.

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... the competitive blocker tubocurarine?... it was used as an arrow poison in the americas... it causes paralysis by competing with acetylcholine for nicotinic acetylcholine receptors... it is now used as a muscle relaxant during surgery... edit: forget about that... i see that you are talking about ...

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... associated with myasthesia gravis... and what you are talking about is fasciculations... but you must remember that excessive stimulation of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors causes depolarisation block... this is how muscle relaxants like suxamethonium cause paralysis...

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... were found in high amounts in the heterotrophic cultures and in moderate concentrations in photomixotrophic but not in photoautotrophic cells. Nicotinic acid-N-glucoside occured in all culture types; in photoautotrophic and photomixotrophic cells the formation of N-methylnicotinic acid (trigonelline) ...

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... sensing ion-channels (ASICs ) or by the transmitter substance acetylcholine which is produced and released from keratinocytes and interacts with nicotinic and muscarinic receptors. Stimulation of nerve fibres is followed by release of e.g. neuropeptides that further affect many target cells in ...

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