Cell surface proteins that bind acetylcholine with high affinity and trigger intracellular changes influencing the behavior of cells. Cholinergic receptors are divided into two major classes, muscarinic and nicotinic, based originally on their affinity for nicotine and muscarine. Each group is further subdivided based on pharmacology, location, mode of action, and/or molecular biology.

Descriptor ID	D011950
MeSH Number(s)	D12.776.543.750.720.360
Concept/Terms	Receptors, Cholinergic Receptors, Cholinergic Receptors, Acetylcholine Cholinoceptive Sites Sites, Cholinoceptive Receptors, ACh Cholinergic Receptors ACh Receptors Acetylcholine Receptors Cholinoceptors

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