Relating to a type of acetylcholine receptor in the nervous system which is capable of responding to muscarine.
〔生理〕毒蕈碱的
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The central nervous system also contains muscarinic receptors.
As a result the drugs often cause side effects by affecting muscarinic receptors elsewhere, resulting in dry mouth or eyes, constipation, and, more rarely, headache or nausea.
Anticholinergics block muscarinic receptors on airway smooth muscle and possibly on submucosal gland cells.
The release of acetylcholine stimulates three types of muscarinic receptors, M1 - M3, to produce bronchoconstriction and mucous secretion.
Viral infection can cause dysfunction of M2 muscarinic receptors (of parasympathetic nerves) leading to increased release of acetylcholine and airway hyperreactivity.