| Muscarinic agonist | |
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| Drug class | |
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| Class identifiers | |
| Synonyms | Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor agonist; Muscarinic receptor agonist; Muscarinic; Muscarinic drug; Muscarinic agent; Muscarinic medication; mACh agonist; mAChR agonist |
| ATC code | N07 |
| Biological target | muscarinic acetylcholine receptor |
| External links | |
| MeSH | D018721 |
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| In Wikidata | |
A muscarinic acetylcholine receptor agonist, also simply known as a muscarinic agonist or as a muscarinic agent, is an agent that activates the activity of the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor.[1] The muscarinic receptor has different subtypes, labelled M1-M5, allowing for further differentiation.
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