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Interaction of Acetylcholine with Different Cholinergic Nerve Receptors

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Nicotinic and muscarinic receptors in cholinergic nervous systems interact with different groups of the acetylcholine molecule.

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CHOTHIA, C. Interaction of Acetylcholine with Different Cholinergic Nerve Receptors. Nature 225, 36–38 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/225036a0

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