Give an account of signalling at a neuromuscular junction through the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor.
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Give an account of signalling at a neuromuscular junction through the nicotinic acetylcholine
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- Wroite the difference between the nicotinic and muscarinic action of acetylcholine.Describe the function of acetylcholinesterase and discuss its physiological significance.Distinguish between acetylcholine, an acetylcholine receptor, and acetylcholinesterase. State where each is foundand describe the function it serves.
- Explain in detail Muscarinic receptors in regards to the hisamine agonist. How do they cause smooth muscle contraction. Provide mechanismConstruct a mechanism where sarin inhibits acetylcholinerase.Explain how potassium moves across a nerve cell membraneduring both depolarization and repolarization.
- Explain how ligand-gated channels are opened, using nicotinic ACh receptors as an example.In Neurology, please explain the relationship between suprathreshold depolarization and induced electrical neuro transmission. Is suprathreshold depolarization essential for inducing the electrical transmission?please explain in a few sentences.Explain how ligand-gated channels produce synaptic potentials, using the nicotinic ACh receptor as an example.
- List the effects of sympathoadrenal stimulation on different effector organs. In each case, indicate whether the effect is due to alpha- or beta-receptor stimulation.Define the term Acetylcholine?Skeletal muscle cells have a(n) receptor that is also adrenergic, muscarinic adrenergic, nicotinic cholinergic, muscarinic cholinergic, nicotinic