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单词 muscarinic
释义

muscarinic

adjective

mus·​ca·​rin·​ic ˌmə-skə-ˈri-nik How to pronounce muscarinic (audio)
: of, relating to, resembling, producing, or mediating the parasympathetic effects (such as a slowed heart rate and increased activity of smooth muscle) produced by muscarine
muscarinic receptors
compare nicotinic

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Trospium chloride, which was approved for treating an overact bladder, blocks muscarinic receptors outside of the brain to cancel out the actions of xanomeline. Ryan Cross, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2022 The Karuna drug, called KarXT, works by targeting muscarinic acetylcholine receptors in the brain. Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 18 Nov. 2019 All nerve agent victims are given atropine, which blocks muscarinic acetylcholine receptors. Richard Stone, Science | AAAS, 19 Mar. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

muscarinic

adjective

mus·​ca·​rin·​ic -kə-ˌrin-ik How to pronounce muscarinic (audio)
: relating to, resembling, producing, or mediating the effects (as a slowed heart rate, increased secretion by exocrine glands, and increased activity of smooth muscle) that are produced on organs and tissues by acetylcholine liberated by postganglionic nerve fibers of the parasympathetic nervous system and that are mimicked by muscarine
muscarinic receptors
atropine is a muscarinic antagonist
compare nicotinic
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