Activating agent of the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor
Muscarinic agonist
Drug class
Skeletal structure formula of muscarine
Class identifiers
ATC code
N07
Biological target
muscarinic acetylcholine receptor
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MeSH
D018721
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A muscarinic agonist[1] is an agent that activates the activity of the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor. The muscarinic receptor has different subtypes, labelled M1-M5, allowing for further differentiation.
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