Tag Sorin J. Brull

Pharmacology of Neuromuscular Blocking Drugs

Key Points ▪ Two different populations of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors exist at the mammalian neuromuscular junction. In the adult, the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor at the postsynaptic (muscular) membrane is composed of α 2 βδε subunits, while the fetal (immature) receptor…