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Muscarinic Agonists

Known as: Agonist, Muscarinic, Agonists, Muscarinic, Muscarinic Agonist 
Drugs that bind to and activate muscarinic cholinergic receptors (RECEPTORS, MUSCARINIC). Muscarinic agonists are most commonly used when it is… 
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2006
Review
2006
Muscarinic receptor subtypes in neuronal and non-neuronal cholinergic function.
1 Muscarinic M1-M5 receptors mediate the metabotropic actions of acetylcholine in the nervous system. A growing body of data… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Modulation of Synaptic Plasticity by Physiological Activation of M1 Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptors in the Mouse Hippocampus
The muscarinic acetylcholine receptor (mAChR) has been considered one of the neurotransmitter receptors regulating hippocampal… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Disruption of the m1 receptor gene ablates muscarinic receptor-dependent M current regulation and seizure activity in mice.
Muscarinic acetylcholine receptors are members of the G protein-coupled receptor superfamily expressed in neurons, cardiomyocytes… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Association of m1 and m2 muscarinic receptor proteins with asymmetric synapses in the primate cerebral cortex: morphological evidence for cholinergic modulation of excitatory neurotransmission.
Muscarinic m1 receptors traditionally are considered to be postsynaptic to cholinergic fibers, while m2 receptors are largely… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Nicotinic and muscarinic modulations of excitatory synaptic transmission in the rat prefrontal cortexin vitro
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
An M2 muscarinic receptor subtype coupled to both adenylyl cyclase and phosphoinositide turnover.
To investigate whether a particular receptor subtype can be coupled to multiple effector systems, recombinant M2 muscarinic… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Antinociceptive effects of intrathecally injected cholinomimetic drugs in the rat and cat.
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Muscarinic receptor subtypes: M1 and M2 biochemical and functional characterization.
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Synaptic excitation and inhibition resulting from direct action of acetylcholine on two types of chemoreceptors on individual amphibian parasympathetic neurones
1. Synaptic transmission was studied in visually identified parasympathetic ganglion cells that modulate the heart beat of the… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
SODIUM‐DEPENDENT HIGH AFFINITY CHOLINE UPTAKE: A REGULATORY STEP IN THE SYNTHESIS OF ACETYLCHOLINE
The sodium‐dependent high affinity choline uptake into synaptosomes from rat brain has been studied after in vivo treatments… 
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