Muscarinic receptors are involved with neurotransmission via acetylcholine and glutamate, and are hypothesised to be dysfunctional in schizophrenia. Most drugs developed to treat schizophrenia to ...

Cholinergic drugs (acetylcholine and methacholine ... both events explain the increase in airway resistance. Muscarinic (M) receptors involved in the airway tone regulation are as follows ...

Interrupting signals exchanged between tumors and the nervous system could become a critical pillar of cancer care ...

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), over 22% of the global population smokes, with more than 9 million smoking-related deaths reported annually. Effective treatments to alleviate ...

Touch receptors are a subtype of sensory neuron that are located in the skin and possess specialized endings that respond to mechanical stimulation. As part of the somatosensory system ...

Nicotine withdrawal induces behavioral symptoms such as tremors and shaking. Suppressing striatal cholinergic interneurons or administering the muscarinic antagonist Procyclidine significantly reduces ...