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nicotinic

  (nĭk'ə-tĭn'ĭk, -tē'nĭk) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Of or relating to nicotine.
  2. Of or relating to niacin.

 
 
Medical Dictionary: nic·o·tin·ic
(nĭk'ə-tĭn'ĭk, -tē'nĭk)
adj.
  1. Of or relating to nicotine.
  2. Of or relating to niacin.
 

Pertaining to the transmission of nerve impulses mediated by nicotinic receptors.

  • n. acid — see niacin.
  • n. receptors — cholinergic receptors of autonomic ganglion cells and motor end-plates of skeletal muscle that are stimulated by low doses of nicotine and blockaded by high doses or by tubocurarine.
  • n. synapses — synapses in which nicotinic transmitters effect the transmission of impulses.
 
 

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