Talk:Acetylcholine receptor
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I believe nicotinic receptor slows the heart rate when ach binds to the receptor and it contradicts your description about acetylcholine receptor. Please check and make corrections if neccessary.
Thank you,
yoko onishi
Hi Yoko - what is the specific contradiction? Acetylcholine receptors can be both excitatory or inhibitory depending on the subtype.
Someone should probably add a passing mention of the role these receptors play in the autonomic nervous system. 128.42.167.200 22:28, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
Hi Yoko and other :-)
I would sincerely like some more information on this as there is definitely a role for lower arousal due to upregulation of cholinergic receptors in offspring of mothers who smoke in pregnancy. I'm a novice at all of this so would appreciate any input in this regard. I believe that the balance between the sympathetic and parasympathetic branches of the ANS are altered by maternal smoking and have subsequent effects on behaviour when the upregulation is not 'satisfied' by continued nicotine/cigarette smoke. There is also a role for carbon monoxide's effects on norepinephrine. Any comments or help much appreciated. Alison
