adjective
- relating to or denoting a type of acetylcholine receptor in the nervous system that responds to the drug muscarine
Usage: pharmacology; neuroscience
Examples
- Muscarinic receptors are found throughout the parasympathetic nervous system.
- The drug blocks muscarinic acetylcholine receptors in the brain.
- Muscarinic agonists can be used to treat certain eye conditions.
- Atropine is a muscarinic antagonist commonly used in medicine.
- Muscarinic and nicotinic receptors are the two main types of acetylcholine receptors.