Acetylcholine Receptors

Preferred Label : Acetylcholine Receptors;

NCIt synonyms : AChR; Cholinergic Receptors;

NCIt related terms : AcChR;

NCIt definition : A family of transmembrane receptor protein complexes that bind to acetylcholine and initiate acetylcholine-dependent signaling pathways;

Alternative definition : CDISC: Membrane proteins in the acetylcholine receptor family that bind to and mediate the neurotransmission of acetylcholine. They can be considered as autoantigens and are commonly associated with the autoimmune disease myasthenia gravis.;

NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL1920367;

Details

Origin ID

C201418;

UMLS CUI

C0034792;

Semantic type(s)
- Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein [UMLS semantic type]
- Receptor [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Acetylcholine receptor [LOINC component]
- Acetylcholine receptor [FMA entity]
- Cholinergic receptor (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- cholinergic receptor site [SNOMED Notion]
- receptors, cholinergic [MeSH Descriptor]
- receptors, cholinergic [MeSH concept]
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- CDISC SDTM Binding Agent for Immunogenicity Tests Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SDTM Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology [NCIt concept]
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- Cell Surface Receptor [NCIt concept]
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- Neuronal Transmission [NCIt concept]

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