alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor

Structured Summary

Abstract

A member of the NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR subfamily of the LIGAND-GATED ION CHANNEL family. It consists entirely of pentameric α7 subunits expressed in the CNS, autonomic nervous system, vascular system, lymphocytes and spleen.

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Classification

Broader headings

Nicotinic Receptors

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Synonyms

11 entry terms

Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor alpha7
alpha7nAChR
nAChR alpha7 Subunit
Subunit, nAChR alpha7
alpha7 Subunit, nAChR
Receptor, alpha-Bungarotoxin
alpha-Bungarotoxin Receptors
Receptor, alpha Bungarotoxin
Receptors, alpha-Bungarotoxin
alpha Bungarotoxin Receptors
alpha-Bungarotoxin Receptor

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Aspects Covered

19 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, physiology, radiation effects, therapeutic use, ultrastructure.

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History Note

2014

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Tree Numbers

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References

National Library of Medicine. alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D064569. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D064569
alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha-7_nicotinic_receptor
alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4734896