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alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor
Tree Number(s)
D12.776.157.530.400.400.100.500.500
D12.776.543.550.450.500.100.500.500
D12.776.543.585.400.500.100.500.500
D12.776.543.750.130.687.500
D12.776.543.750.720.360.550.500
Unique ID
D064569
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D064569
Scope Note
A member of the NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR subfamily of the LIGAND-GATED ION CHANNEL family. It consists entirely of pentameric α7 subunits expressed in the CNS, autonomic nervous system, vascular system, lymphocytes and spleen.
Entry Term(s)
Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor alpha7
Receptor, alpha-Bungarotoxin
alpha-Bungarotoxin Receptors
alpha7nAChR
nAChR alpha7 Subunit
Registry Numbers
0
Public MeSH Note
2014; was indexed under RECEPTORS, CHOLINERGIC 1980-2004 and RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC 2005-2013.
History Note
2014
Date Introduced
2014/01/01
Last Updated
2016/07/01
alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Preferred
Receptor, alpha-Bungarotoxin Narrower
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